S.I. No. 423/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021.

2. The

Health Act 1947

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

S.I. No. 217 of 2021

) are amended -

(a) in paragraph (c) of Regulation 3A, by the insertion of “and, in the case of an event having a number of sessions per day, may include a number of persons per session” after “may include a number of person per day”, and

(b) 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.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

17th day of August 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,500

2.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

18th day of August 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin or Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

8,000

3.

All Ireland Under 20 Hurling Championships Final 2021

18th day of August 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

4,400

4.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

19th day of August 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin or Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

8,000

5.

Ireland v Zimbabwe, 1st Cricket Test - T20 International

19th day of August 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin or Clontarf CC, Dublin

560

6.

Dundalk v Drogheda United, Premier Division League of Ireland match

20th day of August 2021

Oriel Park, Louth

500

7.

Waterford v Longford Town, Premier Division League of Ireland match

20th day of August 2021

The Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

600

8.

Finn Harps v St. Patrick’s Athletic, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

20th day of August 2021

Finn Park, Donegal

800

9.

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

20th day of August 2021

Athlone Stadium, Westmeath

500

10.

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

20th day of August 2021

Stradbrook, Dublin

500

11.

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

20th day of August 2021

Tolka Park, Dublin

700

12.

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

20th day of August 2021

Markets Field, Limerick

900

13.

Sligo Rovers v Derry City, Premier Division, League of Ireland match

21st day of August 2021

The Showgrounds, Sligo

800

14.

Galway Women’s v Cork City, Women’s National League

21st day of August 2021

Eamon Deacy Park, Galway

500

15.

Bohemian FC v Treaty United, Women’s National League

21st day of August 2021

Dalymount Park, Dublin

400

16.

DLR Waves v Wexford Youths, Women’s National League

21st day of August 2021

UCD Bowl, Dublin

500

17.

Shelbourne v Athlone Town, Women’s National League

21st day of August 2021

Tolka Park, Dublin

700

18.

Cobh Ramblers v UCD, First Division, League of Ireland match

21st day of August 2021

St. Colman’s Park, Cork

500

19.

All Ireland Camogie Championship Quarter Finals

21st day of August 2021

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

3,500

20.

2021 All Ireland Minor Hurling championships Final

21st day of August 2021

Semple Stadium, Thurles

4,400

21.

2021 All Ireland Minor Football championships Semi Final

21st day of August 2021

O’Connor Park, Tullamore

1,800

22.

2021 All Ireland Minor Football championships Semi Final

21st day of August 2021

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan

2,000

23.

All Ireland Hurling Final

22nd day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

40,000

24.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

24th day of August 2021

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

1,500

25.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

25th day of August 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin or Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

8,000

26.

UEFA Europa Conference League play-off

26th day of August 2021

Aviva Stadium, Dublin or Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

8,000

27.

Waterford v Kilnamanagh, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

The Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

700

28.

Dundalk FC v St. Mochtas, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

Oriel Park, Louth

500

29.

Finn Harps v Derry City, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

Finn Park, Donegal

800

30.

Cork City FC v St. Patrick’s Athletic, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

900

31.

UCD v Longford Town, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

UCD Bowl, Dublin

500

32.

All Ireland Football Semi Final

28th day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

24,000

33.

Athlone Town v Treaty United, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Athlone Town Stadium, Westmeath

500

34.

Cork City v Shelbourne FC, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

900

35.

Wexford Youths v Peamount, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Ferrycarrig Park ,Wexford

500

36.

Galway Women’s v Bohemian FC, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Eamon Deacy Park, Galway

800

37.

2021 All Ireland Minor Football championships Final

28th day of August 2021

O’Connor Park, Tullamore

1,800

38.

Ireland v Zimbabwe, 2nd Cricket Test - T20 International

29th day of August 2021

Malahide Castle, Dublin or Clontarf CC, Dublin

560

39.

All Ireland Camogie Championship Semi Finals

29th day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

7,000

40.

Bohemian FC v Shamrock Rovers, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

29th day of August 2021

Dalymount Park, Dublin

400

41.

Taste of Dublin

31st day of August 2021 (one session)

1st day of September 2021 (2 sessions)

Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

1,500 per session

”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health,

17 August, 2021.

MUIRIS O’CONNOR,

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” currently provided for under the Regulations, including a number of additional events.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

20

th August,

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, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby makes the following regulations