Social Welfare Act, 1978
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

num: 1
paragraphs: —In this Act—
“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 ;
“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 ;
“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;
“the Act of 1961” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1961 ;
“the Act of 1962” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962 ;
“the Act of 1965” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965 ;
“the Act of 1966” means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 ;
“the Act of 1969” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969 ;
“the Act of 1975” means the Social Welfare Act, 1975 ;
“the Act of 1976” means the Social Welfare Act, 1976 ;
“the Act of 1977” means the Social Welfare Act, 1977 ;
“the Regulations of 1977” means the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1977 (S.I. No. 313 of 1977).
num: 2
paragraphs: —(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the following subsection:—
“(2) (a) A pension shall, in lieu of any other rate, be—
(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £16—at the rate set out in Table A to this subsection,
(ii) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceed £16—at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable if the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceeded £15 but did not exceed £16, less £1.40 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £16, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable,
(iii) where the pensioner has attained the age of 80 years—at the rate of pension payable to him in accordance with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph plus £1.05,
and the rate of pension so determined shall be increased, where the pensioner is one of a married couple, by the amount set out in Table B to this subsection—
(A) if the pensioner is a man, in respect of his wife if he is living with or wholly or mainly maintaining her and she is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit or pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978, or
(B) if the pensioner is a woman, in respect of her husband if she is wholly or mainly maintaining him and he is incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental infirmity and is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit or pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.
TABLE A
Rate of Pension
Weekly Rate
Means of claimant or pensioner
Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child
Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child
Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
£
£
£
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner—
do not exceed £6
num: 13
paragraphs: 60
num: 17
paragraphs: 25
num: 20
paragraphs: 90
}
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £2.75 for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £6 but do not exceed£7
num: 12
paragraphs: 20
num: 15
paragraphs: 85
num: 19
paragraphs: 50
exceed £7but do not exceed£8
num: 10
paragraphs: 80
num: 14
paragraphs: 45
num: 18
paragraphs: 10
exceed £8 but do not exceed£9
num: 9
paragraphs: 40
num: 13
paragraphs: 05
num: 16
paragraphs: 70
exceed £9 but do not exceed£10
num: 8
paragraphs: 00
num: 11
paragraphs: 65
num: 15
paragraphs: 30
exceed £10 but do not exceed£11
num: 6
paragraphs: 60
num: 10
paragraphs: 25
num: 13
paragraphs: 90
exceed £11 but do not exceed£12
num: 5
paragraphs: 20
num: 8
paragraphs: 85
num: 12
paragraphs: 50
exceed £12 but do not exceed£13
num: 3
paragraphs: 80
num: 7
paragraphs: 45
num: 11
paragraphs: 10
exceed £13 but do not exceed£14
num: 2
paragraphs: 40
num: 6
paragraphs: 05
num: 9
paragraphs: 70
exceed £14 but do not exceed£15
num: 1
paragraphs: 00
num: 4
paragraphs: 65
num: 8
paragraphs: 30
exceed £15 but do not exceed£16
no pension
num: 3
paragraphs: 25
num: 6
paragraphs: 90
TABLE B
Increase for an Adult Dependant
Means of claimant or pensioner
Weekly rate of increase
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner—
£
do not exceed £6
num: 6
paragraphs: 75
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
num: 6
paragraphs: 00
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
num: 5
paragraphs: 35
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
num: 4
paragraphs: 55
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
num: 3
paragraphs: 80
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
num: 3
paragraphs: 15
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
num: 2
paragraphs: 35
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
num: 1
paragraphs: 65
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14
num: 0
paragraphs: 95
exceed £14
Nil
”
(2) Section 77 (5) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “seven pounds, sixty new pence” for “six pounds, ninety new pence” (inserted by the Regulations of 1977).
(3) Section 77 (6) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.10” for “£1”.
(4) This section shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1978.
num: 3
paragraphs: —The Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for section 2 (1) (inserted by the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1976 ):
“(1) In lieu of the second statutory condition contained in paragraph (2) (repealed by this Act) of section 2 of the Act of 1908, it is hereby enacted that it shall be a condition for the receipt of an old age pension by any person that he shall satisfy the pension authorities that he has had his residence in the State for an aggregate period of not less than 15 years.”.
num: 4
paragraphs: —(1) In the Act of 1933, Schedule A to this section is hereby substituted for the Schedule to that Act inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section—
num: 5
paragraphs: —(1) Section 15 (1) of the Act of 1933 is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (f).
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1978.
num: 6
paragraphs: —Section 10 (3) of the Act of 1933 is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraphs (e) and (f).
num: 7
paragraphs: —(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1977) as varied by the Regulations of 1977:
“(1) (a) A widow's (non-contributory) pension shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be—
(i) where the weekly means of the widow do not exceed £16—at the rate set out in Table B to this subsection, and
(ii) where the weekly means of the widow exceed £16—at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable to the widow if her weekly means exceeded £15 but did not exceed £16, less £1.40 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £16, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.
TABLE B
Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions
Means of Widow
Widow, no qualified child
Widow, one qualified child
Widow, two or more qualified children
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Where the weekly means of the widow—
£
£
£
do not exceed £6
num: 13
paragraphs: 60
num: 18
paragraphs: 10
num: 22
paragraphs: 60
}
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £4.50 for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
num: 12
paragraphs: 20
num: 16
paragraphs: 70
num: 21
paragraphs: 20
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
num: 10
paragraphs: 80
num: 15
paragraphs: 30
num: 19
paragraphs: 80
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
num: 9
paragraphs: 40
num: 13
paragraphs: 90
num: 18
paragraphs: 40
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
num: 8
paragraphs: 00
num: 12
paragraphs: 50
num: 17
paragraphs: 00
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
num: 6
paragraphs: 60
num: 11
paragraphs: 10
num: 15
paragraphs: 60
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
num: 5
paragraphs: 20
num: 9
paragraphs: 70
num: 14
paragraphs: 20
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
num: 3
paragraphs: 80
num: 8
paragraphs: 30
num: 12
paragraphs: 80
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14
num: 2
paragraphs: 40
num: 6
paragraphs: 90
num: 11
paragraphs: 40
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15
num: 1
paragraphs: 00
num: 5
paragraphs: 50
num: 10
paragraphs: 00
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16
no pension
num: 4
paragraphs: 10
num: 8
paragraphs: 60
”
(2) This section, in so far as it relates to widow's (non-contributory) pension, shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1978, and, in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance, on the 6th day of April, 1978.
num: 8
paragraphs: —(1) Section 29 (3) of the Act of 1935, as amended by the Act of 1961, is hereby repealed.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1978.
num: 9
paragraphs: —(1) Section 25 (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1973 ) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) to subsection (1) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-Contributory) Pensions
Means of Orphan
Weekly Rates
Where the weekly means of the orphan—
£
do not exceed £1
num: 8
paragraphs: 85
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2
num: 7
paragraphs: 40
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3
num: 5
paragraphs: 90
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4
num: 4
paragraphs: 45
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5
num: 3
paragraphs: 00
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6
num: 1
paragraphs: 50
exceed £6
no pension
num: 10
paragraphs: —(1) Section 8 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974 , is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table to that section (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Rate of Single Woman's Allowance
Means of Claimant or Beneficiary
Weekly Rate
Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary
£
do not exceed £1
num: 11
paragraphs: 75
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2
num: 10
paragraphs: 35
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3
num: 8
paragraphs: 95
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4
num: 7
paragraphs: 55
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5
num: 6
paragraphs: 15
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6
num: 4
paragraphs: 75
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
num: 3
paragraphs: 35
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
num: 1
paragraphs: 95
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
num: 0
paragraphs: 55
exceed £9
no allowance
num: 11
paragraphs: —(1) Section 21 (1) of the Social Welfare Act, 1970 , is hereby amended by the substitution of “£7.60” for “£6.90” (inserted by the Regulations of 1977).
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1978.
num: 12
paragraphs: —(1) The weekly amounts payable under section 10 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975 , and set out in the Table to subsection (1) of that section, as varied by the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations, 1977 (S.I. No. 318 of 1977), shall be the amounts set out in the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Weekly Amounts of Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Classes of persons to whom the amounts of supplementary welfare allowance are applicable
Weekly amount of supplementary welfare allowance
(1)
(2)
Person without a dependant
£11.35
Person with an adult dependant
£19.70
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant
£23.35
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants
£27.00
plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2.75 for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant
£15.15
Person with two or more child dependants
£18.80
plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2.75 for each child dependant in excess of two.
num: 13
paragraphs: —(1) The following is hereby substituted for paragraph (c) of section 10 (2) of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975 :
“(c) in the case of a single person, a widow, a widower or a person in receipt of deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978, a female person (being a person who has attained the age of 16 years) having the care of his or her child dependant or dependants and wholly or mainly maintained by him or her;”.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
num: 14
paragraphs: —(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the following Part:
“PART I
Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof
Description of Benefit
Weekly Rate
Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)
Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
£
£
£
£
£
num: 1
paragraphs: Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
num: 14
paragraphs: 35
num: 9
paragraphs: 35
num: 4
paragraphs: 15
num: 3
paragraphs: 40
—
(ii) for any other married woman
num: 12
paragraphs: 50
—
—
—
—
(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
num: 14
paragraphs: 35
num: 9
paragraphs: 35
num: 4
paragraphs: 15
num: 3
paragraphs: 40
—
(ii) where the person is not so entitled
num: 12
paragraphs: 50
—
—
—
—
num: 2
paragraphs: Invalidity Pension:
(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
num: 14
paragraphs: 35
num: 9
paragraphs: 35
num: 4
paragraphs: 15
num: 3
paragraphs: 40
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
(b) for any other married woman
num: 12
paragraphs: 50
—
—
—
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
num: 3
paragraphs: Maternity Allowance
num: 14
paragraphs: 35
—
—
—
—
num: 4
paragraphs: Widow's (Contributory) Pension:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty
num: 14
paragraphs: 60
—
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
(b) in any other case
num: 15
paragraphs: 75
—
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
num: 5
paragraphs: Deserted Wife's Benefit
num: 14
paragraphs: 60
—
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 4
paragraphs: 90
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
num: 6
paragraphs: Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance
num: 10
paragraphs: 60
—
—
—
—
num: 7
paragraphs: Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty
num: 16
paragraphs: 05
num: 10
paragraphs: 25
num: 4
paragraphs: 15
num: 3
paragraphs: 40
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
(b) in any other case
num: 17
paragraphs: 05
num: 10
paragraphs: 25
num: 4
paragraphs: 15
num: 3
paragraphs: 40
num: 7
paragraphs: 60
(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age
—
num: 1
paragraphs: 85
—
—
—
”
(2) Section 14 (2) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.10” for “£1”.
num: 15
paragraphs: —(1) Section 5 (2) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967 , is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table thereto (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Class of Person
Weekly Rate
Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)
Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
£
£
£
£
Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant
num: 11
paragraphs: 90
—
num: 3
paragraphs: 65
num: 2
paragraphs: 75
Any other person
num: 11
paragraphs: 75
num: 8
paragraphs: 55
num: 3
paragraphs: 65
num: 2
paragraphs: 75
num: 16
paragraphs: —(1) Section 3 (1) of the Act of 1935 and section 2 (1) of the Act of 1952 are hereby amended by the addition to the definition of “orphan” (inserted in the Act of 1935 by the Act of 1952) of the following—
“or
(c) a qualified child whose mother died while deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978, was payable to her and whose father does not wholly or mainly maintain him;”.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1978.
num: 17
paragraphs: —(1) (a) The Second Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution, for the rate of contribution specified in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this subsection, of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).
(b) This subsection shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
TABLE
num: 18
paragraphs: —(1) Section 6 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of the following subsection:
“(2) Voluntary contributions shall be weekly contributions which shall be paid by voluntary contributors who are under pensionable age at the rate, in the case both of male voluntary contributors and female voluntary contributors, of—
(a) £1.46 for each contribution week where, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, they were insurably employed in employment in respect of which the employment contributions payable are not reckonable for the purposes of old age (contributory) pension, and
(b) £3.76 for each contribution week where, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, they were insurably employed in employment in respect of which the employment contributions payable are reckonable for the purposes of old age (contributory) pension.”.
(2) The weekly rate of voluntary contribution payable by a person to whom section 17 of the Act of 1975 applies shall be £2.30 in the case both of male voluntary contributors and female voluntary contributors.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
num: 19
paragraphs: —(1) Each rate (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966 mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this section is hereby increased by the substitution for that rate of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).
(2) Sections 36 (2) (b) and 36 (3) of the Act of 1966 are hereby amended by the substitution of “19p” for “14p” (inserted by the Act of 1976) and of “16p” for “11p” (inserted by the Act of 1976).
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, this section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1978.
(4) The increases provided for by subsection (1) of this section, in so far as they relate to sections 17 (2), 18 (2), 18 (3), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966, shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966
Increased rate
(1)
(2)
£14.30
in
section
8 (3) (a)
£15.70
£18.30
”
”
8 (3) (b)
£20.10
£1,260.00
”
”
9 (7) (a)
£1,390.00
£18.30
in
Table
I
to
section 9
(8)
£20.10
£16.47
”
”
”
”
”
”
£18.09
£14.64
”
”
”
”
”
”
£16.08
£12.81
”
”
”
”
”
”
£14.07
£10.98
”
”
”
”
”
”
£12.06
£9.15
”
”
”
”
”
”
£10.05
£7.32
”
”
”
”
”
”
£8.04
TABLE
Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966
Increased rate
(1)
(2)
£5.49
”
”
”
”
”
”
£6.03
£3.66
”
”
”
”
”
”
£4.02
£14.30
in
Table
II
to
section
9
(8)
£15.70
£12.87
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£14.13
£11.44
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£12.56
£10.01
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£10.99
£8.58
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£9.42
£7.15
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£7.85
£5.72
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£6.28
£4.29
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£4.71
£2.86
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£3.14
£3.66
in
section
9
(9)
(b) (ii)
£4.02
£2.86
”
”
”
”
”
£3.14
£8.50
in
section
10
(1)
£9.35
£3.75
”
”
11
(1)
£4.15
£3.10
”
”
”
”
£3.40
£11.35
in
section
12
(1)
(a)
£12.50
£13.05
”
”
12
(1)
(b)
£14.35
£6.90
”
”
13
(1)
£7.60
£13.80
”
”
”
”
£15.20
£14.30
”
”
15
(1)
(a) (i)
£15.70
£18.30
”
”
15
(1)
(a) (ii)
£20.10
£17.15
”
”
17
(2)
and 18 (2)
£18.85
£893.00
”
”
18
(3)
£982.00
£4.45
”
”
19
in
each
place
where
it
occurs
£4.90
£7.60
”
”
20
”
”
”
”
”
”
£8.35
£17.15
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
”
£18.85
£10.30
”
”
21
(2)
£11.30
£100.00
”
”
22
in
each
place
where
it
occurs
£115.00
£2.86
”
”
25
(3)
(a)
£3.14
£3.66
”
”
25
(3)
(b)
£4.02
num: 20
paragraphs: —(1) Section 20 (1) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.10” for “£1”.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1978.
num: 21
paragraphs: —Notwithstanding anything in the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1978, where a social welfare officer is of the opinion that the statutory conditions for the receipt of old age pension are fulfilled, such pension may be paid at a rate specified by the officer without prejudice to any subsequent decision relating to that pension (or to the rate of the pension) by a local pension committee or by an appeals officer.
num: 22
paragraphs: —Section 20 of the Act of 1961, which provides for the recovery of amounts of old age pension overpaid by deduction from payments due to other persons, is hereby repealed.
num: 23
paragraphs: —(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1978.
(2) This Act—
(a) in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1978,
(b) in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1977, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1978,
(c) in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1977, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1978, and
(d) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978.
Acts Referred to
Old Age Pensions Act, 1908
1908, c. 40.
Old Age Pensions Act, 1932
1932, No. 18
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933
1933, No. 46.
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935
1935, No. 29.
Social Welfare Act, 1952
1952, No. 11.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960
1960, No. 28.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1961
1961, No. 22.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962
1962, No. 17.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965
1965, No. 20.
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966
1966, No. 16.
Income Tax Act, 1967
1967, No. 6.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967
1967, No. 18.
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969
1969, No. 19.
Social Welfare Act, 1970
1970, No. 12.
Finance Act, 1972
1972, No. 19.
Social Welfare Act, 1973
1973, No. 10.
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974
1974, No. 14.
Social Welfare Act, 1975
1975, No. 1.
Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975
1975, No. 28.
Social Welfare Act, 1976
1976, No. 6.
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1976
1976, No. 28.
Social Welfare Act, 1977
1977, No. 3.