Social Welfare Act, 1991

Child benefit.

5.—(1) Section 225 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1989) of the following subsection:

“(1) Subject to this Part and the regulations thereunder, a person who is qualified for child benefit shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas a monthly benefit of the amount set out in column (1) of Part IV of the Fourth Schedule in respect of each of the first three qualified children and, in addition, the amount set out in column (2) of that Part in respect of each qualified child (if any) in excess of three.”.

(2) The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Part IV (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1990) of the following Part:

“PART IV

Amounts of Child Benefit

Amount for each of first three children

Amount for each child in excess of three

(1)

(2)

£15.80

£22.90

”.

(3) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1991.