S.I. No. 443/1985 - Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1985.

S.I. No. 443 of 1985.

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS, 1985.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation)Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by subsection (9) of section 218 of that Act (inserted by section 15 of the Social Welfare Act, 1983 (No. 6 of 1983)) after consultation with the Minister for the Environment and with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations:—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1985.

(2) The collective citation "the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1977 to 1985" shall include these Regulations.

2. The total amount to be paid by all local authorities under subsection (1) of section 218 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 in respect of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1985 shall be £14,100,000.

3. The amounts payable under subsection (3) of section 218 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 in respect of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1985 by each local authority mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this article shall not exceed the amounts set out in column (2) of the Table opposite such mention in column (1).

Table

(1)	(2)
	£
The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin	997,383
Dublin County Council	296,310
Kildare County Council	121,619
Wicklow County Council	105,521
Laoighis County Council	65,865
Offaly County Council	65,228
Westmeath County Council	65,453
Longford County Council	59,692
ClareCounty Council	42,378
The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Limerick	14,387
Limerick County Council	50,745
Tipperary North Riding County Council	36,656
Cavan County Council	49,445
Louth County Council	81,267
Meath County Council	87,606
Monaghan County Council	47,001
Donegal County Council	184,594
Leitrim County Council	57,102
Sligo County Council	80,580
Carlow County Council	72,642
Kilkenny County Council	118,427
Tipperary South Riding County Council	136,098
The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Waterford	54,360
Waterford County Council	70,621
Wexford County Council	122,598
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Cork	56,306
Cork County Council	131,966
Kerry County Council	79,434
Galway County Council	158,680
Mayo County Council	100,600
Roscommon County Council	46,723

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

23rd day of December, 1985.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 23rd day

of December, 1985.

ALAN DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe the total amount to be paid by all local authorities to Health Boards in respect of Health Board expenditure on supplementary welfare allowances for the year 1985. The amount prescribed represents an increase of 5.44% on the amount of £14,700,000 prescribed for 1984 less a sum of £1,400,000 in respect of a reduction in contributions payable by local authorities.

They also prescribe the maximum amounts payable by each local authority for the year 1985 in respect of the Health Boards' administration costs of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.