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Incapacity supplement — amendment.
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8.— (1) Section 76 (as amended by section 4 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2006) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (5).
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(2) Section 77 (as amended by section 4 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2006) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsections for subsection (1):
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“(1) Subject to this Act, the weekly rate of disablement pension shall be increased—
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(a) by the amount set out in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where, as a result of the relevant loss of faculty, the beneficiary is incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable,
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(b) by the amount set out in column (3) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 for any period during which the beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of disablement pension under this subsection in respect of more than one person,
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(c) by the amount set out in column (4) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary,
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(d) by the amount set out in column (5) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is living alone, and
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(e) by the amount set out in column (6) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.
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(1A) Any increase of disablement pension payable under section 77(1)(c) in respect of a qualified child who normallyresides with the beneficiary and with the spouse of the beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the beneficiary is not a qualified adult and section 77(1)(c) shall be read and haveeffect accordingly.”.
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(3) Schedule 2 (as amended by section 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2009) to the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following Part for Part 4:
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“PART 4
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Increases of Disablement Pension
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Description of Increase
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Weekly Rate
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Increase for qualified adult (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child (where payable)
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Increase where the person is living alone
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Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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€
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€
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€
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€
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€
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1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:
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196.00
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130.10
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29.80
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7.70
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12.70
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additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years
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8.30
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—
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—
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—
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additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years
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—
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5.50
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—
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2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance
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213.00
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—
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