Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2017.
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. 5) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2017.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2017 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2017.
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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 ).
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following article for article 94—
“Contribution conditions
94. (1) Subject to this Chapter, the contribution conditions for entitlement to treatment benefit shall be—
(a) in the case of a claimant who is under the age of 21 years, that he or she has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks between the date of his or her entry into insurance and the relevant date, or
(b) in the case of a claimant who is of or over the age of 21 years and under the age of 25 years—
(i) that he or she has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks between the date of his or her entry into insurance and the relevant date, and
(ii) that he or she has—
(I) qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the relevant contribution year, or
(II) qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 26 contribution weeks in both the relevant contribution year and the contribution year immediately before the relevant contribution year, or
(c) in the case of a claimant who is of or over the age of 25 years—
(i) that he or she has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks between the date of his or her entry into insurance and the relevant date, and
(ii) that he or she has—
(I) qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the relevant contribution year, or
(II) qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 26 contribution weeks in both the relevant contribution year and the contribution year immediately before the relevant contribution year.
(2) The contribution conditions contained in sub‑paragraph 1(c)(ii) shall not apply in the case of a person who has attained pensionable age before 6 July 1992.
(3) The contribution conditions contained in sub‑paragraphs (1)(c)(i) and (1)(c)(ii) requiring the claimant to have qualifying contributions in respect of at least 260 contribution weeks between the date of his or her entry into insurance and the relevant date and qualifying or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the relevant contribution year shall—
(a) in respect of a person who has attained pensionable age before 1 October 1987, have effect as if “156 contribution weeks” were substituted for “260 contribution weeks”, and
(b) in respect of a person who has attained pensionable age before 6 July 1992, have effect as if “208 contribution weeks” were substituted for “260 contribution weeks”.”,
(b) by the substitution of the following article for article 98—
“Continued entitlement over age 60
98. Where an insured person is or would have been entitled to treatment benefit under this Chapter at any time between the age of 60 and attaining pensionable age, he or she shall thereafter continue throughout his or her life to be so entitled.”.