S.I. No. 341/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 10

th

day of July 2021.

3. The

Health Act 1947

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

S.I. No. 217 of 2021

) are amended by the substitution of the Schedule to these Regulations for Schedule 3 to those Regulations.

SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 3A

(1)

Event

(2)

Date or period

(3)

Location

(4)

Maximum number of persons

1.

GAA Under 20 Hurling Championship Final Dublin v Cork

10th day of July 2021

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

1,000

2.

Traditional music performance

10th day of July 2021

Róisín Dubh, Galway

100

3.

Irish National Opera

10th day of July 2021

Cork Opera House, Cork

470

4.

Ireland v USA international rugby test match

10th day of July 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

7,000

5.

Munster Football Championship

Kerry v Tipperary

Semi Final

10th day of July 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

3,500

6.

Munster Football Championship

Cork v Limerick

Semi Final

10th day of July 2021

LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

3,500

7.

Connacht Football Championship Semi Final

11th day of July 2021

McHale Park, Castlebar, Mayo

3,750

8.

Ireland v South Africa, 1st Cricket One-Day International

11th day of July 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin

560

9.

Shamrock Rovers v Slovan Bratislava, UEFA Champions League

13th day of July 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,500

10.

Ireland v South Africa, 2nd Cricket One-Day International

13th day of July 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin

560

11.

Bohemian FC v Stjarnan, UEFA Conference League

15th day of July 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

6,000

12.

Sligo Rovers v FH Hafnarfjordur, UEFA

Conference League

15th day of July 2021

The Show Grounds, Sligo

1,000

13.

St Patrick’s Athletic v Drogheda United, League of Ireland match

16th day of July 2021

Richmond Park, Dublin

1,000

14.

Ireland v South Africa, 3rd Cricket One-Day International

16th day of July 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin

560

15.

Leinster GAA Hurling Championship Final Dublin v Kilkenny and Joe McDonagh Cup Final

17th day of July 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

18,000

16.

GAA Hurling All Ireland Qualifier #1

17th day of July 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

4,400

17.

GAA Hurling All Ireland Qualifier #2

17th day of July 2021

LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

3,500

18.

GAA Leinster Football Championship Semi-Finals, Kildare v Westmeath and Dublin v Meath

18th day of July 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

18,000

19.

Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final, Limerick v Tipperary

18th day of July 2021

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

7,000

20.

Ireland v South Africa, 1st Cricket Test - T20 International

19th day of July 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin

560

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 July, 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 make amendments to the list of “Scheduled Events”.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

13

th July,

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