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Amendment of section 29 of Principal Act.
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19.—Section 29 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
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(a) the substitution for subsection (4) (a) of the following paragraph:
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“(a) a day shall not be treated in relation to an insured person as a day of unemployment unless on that day he is capable of work and is, or is deemed in accordance with regulations to be, available for employment, and is genuinely seeking, but is unable to find, employment suitable for him having regard to his age, sex, physique, education, normal occupation, place of residence and family circumstances,”, and
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(b) the insertion after subsection (4) of the following subsection:
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“(4A) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (4), any period, not exceeding one year in duration, of—
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(a) employment under a scheme administered by the Department of Labour and known as the Social Employment Scheme, or
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(b) participation in a scheme administered by the Department of Labour and known as the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, or
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(c) participation in a scheme administered by the Department of Labour and known as the Alternance Scheme, or
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(d) attendance at a training course provided or approved of by An Chomhairle Oiliúna, or
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(e) employment under a scheme administered by the Department of Labour and known as Teamwork,
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shall be disregarded in treating, pursuant to subsection (4) (c), any two periods of interruption of employment not separated by more than 13 weeks as one period of interruption of employment.”.
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