S.I. No. 166/1996 - Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1996.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1996.

2. These regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of June, 1996.

3. The Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1995 (

S.I. No. 140 of 1995

) 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/her 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

For a person with a dependant spouse.

£109.10

For a person with a dependant spouse where such person or such spouse is receiving in-patient services.

£100.50

For a person with a dependant spouse where both such person and spouse are receiving in-patient services.

£85.00

For a single person or a person who is a widow or widower.

£64.50

For such a person where such person is receiving in-patient services.

£50.80

PART TWO

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

Amount of Increase

For a single person or a person who is a widow or widower or a person with a dependant 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.

£32.50 or the actual wage payable to the helper employed whichever is the lesser.

In respect of each dependant (other than a spouse) over sixteen years of age.

£25.00

In respect of each dependant under sixteen years of age.

£13.20

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.

£18.00 or the weekly amount of the out-goings or the amount of the weekly contribution towards the out-goings, whichever is lesser.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this

4th day of June, 1996.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to provide as from 5th June, 1996, 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).

S.I. No. 166 of 1996.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS, 1996.

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

section 44

(sub section 5) of the

Health Act, 1947

, (No. 28 of 1947), hereby makes the following regulations:—