S.I. No. 267/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid - 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

1. Concert halls.

2. Theatres insofar as they operate before the 7th day of June 2021.

3. Art galleries (other than privately owned art galleries offering artworks for sale) except insofar as they operate to provide general admittance to members of the public.

4. Museums, except insofar as they operate to provide general admittance to members of the public.

5. Libraries, except insofar as they operate to provide lending services to members of the public.

6. Cultural indoor attractions, except insofar as they operate to provide general admittance to members of the public.

7. Circuses.

8. Nightclubs and discotheques, including those licenced under the

Public Dance Halls Act 1935

(No. 2 of 1935).

9. Bingo halls, other than outdoor bingo at which persons attending do so in motor vehicles and remain in the vehicles without exiting the motor vehicles for the duration of such attendance.

10. Private Members’ Clubs (howsoever described) where gaming (within the meaning of the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956)) is carried on exclusively amongst members of the Private Members’ Club and is the primary purpose of such Private Members’ Club.

11. Ice skating rinks other than insofar as such rinks operate outdoors on or after the 7th day of June 2021.

12. Roller skating rinks other than insofar as such rinks operate outdoors on or after the 7th day of June 2021.

13. Indoor leisure facilities, including dance studios and gyms, other than insofar as they provide facilities for use by persons taking exercise on an individual basis on or after the 7th day of June 2021.

14. Swimming pools, other than insofar as they provide facilities for use, on or after the 7th day of June 2021, by–

(i) persons taking exercise on an individual basis, or

(ii) persons for the purpose of participating in swimming lessons.

15. Bowling alleys, amusement arcades, soft play areas and other indoor children’s play areas.

16. Funfairs, including funfairs within the meaning of the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956) other than insofar as such funfairs operate outdoors on or after the 7th day of June 2021.

17. Amusement halls licensed in accordance with the

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956

(No. 2 of 1956).

18. Amusement parks and theme parks other than insofar as such parks operate outdoors on or after the 7th day of June 2021.

19. Outlets selling food or beverages whether on a retail or wholesale basis and whether in a non-specialised or specialised outlet except –

(a) insofar as they sell food or beverages on a takeaway basis or for consumption off the premises,

(b) insofar as they are staff canteens operating for the exclusive use of persons working in, or at, a particular premises,

(c) outlets that provide hotel or other accommodation services to guests, or

(d) outlets that provide food or beverages for consumption on a part of the premises that is wholly outdoors on or after the 7th day of June 2021.”.

SCHEDULE 2

“SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 3A

(1) Event

(2) Date

(3) Location

(4) Maximum number of persons

1.

Outdoor concert curated by National Concert Hall

10th day of June 2021

Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

500

2.

Leinster v Dragons, rugby match

11th day of June 2021

RDS, Dublin

1,200

3.

Shamrock Rovers v Finn Harps, League of Ireland match

11th day of June 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,000

4.

Cork City v Cabinteely, League of Ireland match

11th day of June 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

600

5.

Camogie national league final

20th day of June 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

3,000

6.

Opera performance

23rd day of June 2021

University of Limerick Concert Hall, Limerick

519

7.

Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda, League of Ireland match

25th day of June 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,000

8.

Athletics Ireland National Championships

26th day of June 2021

Morton Stadium, Dublin

400

9.

Music festival

26th day of June 2021

Phoenix Park, Dublin

3,500

10.

Indoor concert

26th day of June 2021

INEC, Kerry

200

11.

Race meeting

26th day of June 2021

Curragh racecourse, Kildare

1,000

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 June, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

.)

These Regulations amend the

Health Act 1947

(Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (

S.I. No. 217 of 2021

) to provide for the easing of restrictions on events and the operation of businesses and services. The regulations provide for a list of permitted Scheduled Events. The Regulations shall remain in operation until 05 July 2021.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

4

th June,

2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 5

and 31A (inserted by

section 10

of the

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020

(No. 1 of 2020)) of the

Health Act 1947

(No. 28 of 1947) and –

(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A,

and

(b) having consulted with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby make the following regulations