S.I. No. 440/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid - 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st August, 2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me 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 make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 13) 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 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.

Comedy performance

27th day of August 2021

Pearse Stadium, Galway

1,200

2.

Waterford v Kilnamanagh, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

The Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

700

3.

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

27th day of August 2021

Oriel Park, Louth

500

4.

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

27th day of August 2021

Finn Park, Donegal

800

5.

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

27th day of August 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

900

6.

UCD v Longford Town, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round

27th day of August 2021

UCD Bowl, Dublin

500

7.

Music performance

28th day of August 2021

Pearse Stadium, Galway

1,200

8.

All Ireland Football Semi Final

28th day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

24,000

9.

Athlone Town v Treaty United, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Athlone Town Stadium, Westmeath

500

10.

Cork City v Shelbourne FC, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Turner’s Cross, Cork

900

11.

Wexford Youths v Peamount, Women’s National League

28th day of August 2021

Ferrycarrig Park ,Wexford

500

12.

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

28th day of August 2021

Eamon Deacy Park, Galway

800

13.

2021 All Ireland Minor Football championships Final

28th day of August 2021

O’Connor Park, Tullamore

1,800

14.

Longford Senior Football Championship Final

29th day of August 2021

Pearse Park, Longford

1,500

15.

Nemo Rangers v Castlehaven, Cork Senior Football Championship Final

29th day of August 2021

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

7,000

16.

Music performance

29th day of August 2021

Pearse Stadium, Galway

1,200

17.

Ireland v Zimbabwe, 2nd Cricket Test - T20 International

29th day of August 2021

Clontarf CC, Dublin

560

18.

All Ireland Camogie Championship Semi Finals

29th day of August 2021

Croke Park, Dublin

10,000

19.

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

29th day of August 2021

Dalymount Park, Dublin

800

20.

Taste of Dublin

31st day of August 2021 (one session)

1st day of September 2021 (2 sessions)

Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

1,500 per session

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 August, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

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.