S.I. No. 189/1985 - Infectious Diseases (Maintenance) Regulations, 1985.

1. (a) For a person with a dependent spouse

75.95

(b) For a person with a dependent spouse where such person or such spouse is receiving in-patient services

68.05

(c) For a person with a dependent spouse where both such person and spouse are receiving in-patient services.

57.35

2. (a) For a single person or a person who is a widow or widower.

41.85

(b) For such person where such person is receiving in-patient services.

33.55

SCHEDULE.

PART TWO.

Circumstances in which the sum specified in Part one of this Schedule may be increased

Amount of increase

(a) For a single person or a person who is a widow or widower or a person with a dependent spouse where such person has one or more dependants (other than such spouse) and, with the approval of the health board, a helper is employed to take care of such dependant or dependants.

£21.40 or the actual wage payable to the helper employed whichever is the lesser.

(b) In respect of each dependant (other than a spouse) over 16.

£16.50

(c) (i) In respect of first dependant under 16

£9.15

(ii) In respect of each of next four dependants under 16

£10.30

(iii) In respect of the sixth and any subsequent dependant under 16

£8.45

(d) For a person who is owner or tenant of the premises in which he ordinarily resides or who not being the owner or tenant pays or contributes substantially towards the payment of the outgoings of the premises in which he ordinarily resides.

£11.75 or the weekly amount of the outgoings or the amount of the weekly contribution towards the outgoings whichever is lesser.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 1st

day of July, 1985.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to provide as from 11 July 1985, for increases in the maximum rates of maintenance allowances payable to persons being treated for certain infectious diseases.

The infectious diseases for which maintenance allowances are payable are acute anterior poliomyelitis, diphtheria, dysentery, salmonellosis, tuberculosis, typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, typhus and viral haemorrhagic diseases (including lassa fever and marburg disease).

3. The Infectious Diseases (Maintenance) Regulations, 1984 (

S.I. No. 135 of 1984

) are hereby revoked.

4. In these Regulations—

"outgoings" means the rent, ground rent, rates and purchase annuity payable in respect of premises and mortgage repayments relating to the purchase of premises;

"receiving in-patient services" means receiving in-patient services made available under the

Health Act, 1970

(no. 1 of 1970); and

"person" means a person to whom

section 44

of the

Health Act 1947

applies by virtue of sub-section (1) of that section.

5. The payment to be made under sub-section (3) of

section 44

of the

Health Act 1947

to or in respect of a person or his dependants shall be a weekly payment not exceeding:—

(

a

) the sum specified in Part one of the Schedule hereto which is appropriate to the person, and

(

b

) such of the increases specified in Part Two of the said Schedule as are appropriate.

SCHEDULE.

PART ONE.

Class of person

Rates of Payment

S.I. No. 189 of 1985.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MAINTENANCE) REGULATIONS, 1985.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 5 and subsection (5) of

section 44

of the

Health Act, 1947

, (No. 28 of 1947), hereby makes the following Regulations