Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Parentâs Benefit) Regulations 2019.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Parent’s Benefit) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2019 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2019.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations–
“Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 );
“Regulations of 2016” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Paternity Benefit) Regulations ( S.I. No. 442 of 2016 ).
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paragraphs: These Regulations come into operation on 1 November 2019.
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paragraphs: Article 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following definition:
‘“parent’s leave’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(1) of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (No. 35 of 2019);”.
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paragraphs: Part 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following Chapter after Chapter 4A:
43G. In this Chapter –
‘Act of 2019’ means the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019;
‘period of parent’s leave’ means the period of parent’s leave to which the relevant parent or surviving parent is entitled under Part 2 of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019, being a continuous period of 2 consecutive weeks or periods consisting of not less than one week beginning, as the case may be
(a) on or after the day of placement of the child, and ending not later than 52 weeks after the day of placement of the child, or
(b) on or after the date of birth of the child and ending not later than 52 weeks after the date of birth of the child;
‘relevant day’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 61F(1);
‘relevant parent’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 61F(1);
‘surviving parent’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 61F(1).
43H. (1) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a volunteer development worker shall be entitled to parent’s benefit where that person would otherwise qualify therefor but for the fact that the contribution conditions in section 61H are not satisfied.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), the claimant must have qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the period beginning with the person’s entry into insurance and ending immediately before the relevant day.
(2) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a person who ceases to be a volunteer development worker shall be entitled to parent’s benefit in respect of any claim made in the benefit year in which that person returns to the State from a developing country or in the next succeeding benefit year where the person would otherwise qualify therefor but for the fact that the contribution conditions in section 61H are not satisfied.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), the claimant must have qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the period beginning with the person’s entry into insurance and ending immediately before the relevant day.