Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Duration of payment.

[1976, s. 12]

74.—(1) In any period of interruption of employment a person shall not be entitled to pay-related benefit in respect of any day of incapacity for work after the 393rd day of incapacity for work in that period or in respect of any day of unemployment after the 393rd day of unemployment in that period.

[1980, s. 17]

(2) In calculating for the purposes of this Chapter whether, in a period of interruption of employment, a person has had a specified number of days of incapacity for work or a specified number of days of unemployment, account shall be taken only of—

(a) any day or days of incapacity for work in that period in respect of which that person was paid disability benefit, maternity allowance or injury benefit and any such day or days in the first period of incapacity for work in that period of interruption of employment to which section 18 (2) applies,

(b) any day or days of unemployment in that period in respect of which that person was paid unemployment benefit and any such day or days to which section 29 (2) applies.