S.I. No. 382/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2021

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2021.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 24

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.

Cork v Clare, Hurling All Ireland Qualifier, Round 2

24th day of July 2021

LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

3,500

2.

Galway v Waterford, Hurling All Ireland Qualifier, Round 2

24th day of July 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

4,400

3.

Sligo Rovers v Cork City, FAI Cup Fixture

25th day of July 2021

The Showgrounds, Sligo

800

4.

Shamrock Rovers v Galway United, FAI Cup Fixture

25th day of July 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,500

5.

Cork v Kerry, Munster GAA Football Championship Final

25th day of July 2021

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

2,500

6.

Mayo v Galway, Connacht GAA Football Championship Final

25th day of July 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

18,000

7.

Galway Races Summer Festival

26th day of July 2021 to 1st day of August 2021

Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway

1,000 per day

8.

Bohemian FC v Dudelange (Lux), UEFA Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round

29th day of July 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

8,000

9.

Drogheda Utd. v Waterford, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Head in the Game Park, Drogheda

600

10.

Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick’s Athletic, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,500

11.

Finn Harps v Bohemian FC, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Finn Park, Donegal

800

12.

Athlone Town v Treaty United, First Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Athlone Stadium, Athlone

500

13.

Cabinteely v Bray Wanderers, First Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Stradbrook, Dublin

500

14.

Cork City v UCD, First Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

900

15.

Shelbourne FC v Cobh Ramblers, First Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Tolka Park, Dublin

700

16.

Wexford v Galway United, First Division, League of Ireland match

30th day of July 2021

Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford

500

17.

Longford Town v Derry City, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

31st day of July 2021

Bishopsgate, Longford

1,000

18.

Galway Womens FC v Shelbourne, Women’s National League

31st day of July 2021

Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway

500

19.

DLR Waves v Athlone Town, Women’s National League

31st day of July 2021

UCD Bowl, Dublin

500

20.

Cork City v Peamount, Women’s National League

31st day of July 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

500

21.

Sligo Rovers v Dundalk FC, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

31st day of July 2021

The Showgrounds, Sligo

800

22.

Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #1 and Hurling Championship match

31st day of July 2021

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

7,000

23.

Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #2 and Hurling Championship match

31st day of July 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

4,400

24.

U20 Football All Ireland Football Semi-Final #1

31st day of July 2021

O’Moore Park, Portlaoise

1,400

25.

U20 Football All Ireland Football Semi-Final #2

31st day of July 2021

Kingspan Breffni, Cavan

2,000

26.

GAA Championship Finals

31st day of July 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

18,000

27.

Leinster GAA Football Championship Final

1st day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

18,000

”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health,

23 July, 2021.

ROBERT WATT,

A person authorised under

section 15

of the

Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924

to authenticate the seal of the 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

27

th July,

2021.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him 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 makes the following regulations