Social Welfare Act, 1993

Unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance — conditions of entitlement.

25.—(1) Section 29 (4) (a) (inserted by section 28 of the Act of 1989) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subparagraph (iii) of the following subparagraph:

“(iii) he is genuinely seeking, but is unable to obtain, employment suitable for him having regard to his age, physique, education, normal occupation, place of residence and family circumstances,”.

(2) Section 136 (1) (inserted by section 27 of the Act of 1992) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (f) of the following paragraph:

“(f) he is genuinely seeking, but is unable to obtain, employment suitable for him having regard to his age, physique, education, normal occupation, place of residence and family circumstances, and”.