Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

Certain claims.

[1989 (No. 2), s. 2(1)]

123.—(1) A person who, on or after the 9th day of May, 1989, claims or has claimed, in respect of a period before the 7th day of June, 1989, unemployment assistance of an amount to which he would not be entitled if section 122 were applicable shall be entitled to be paid such assistance only in accordance with section 122.

[1989 (No. 2), s. 2(2)]

(2) (a) A person who has not, before the 9th day of May, 1989, specifically claimed, in respect of a period before the 7th day of June, 1989, any additional amount for unemployment assistance being an amount to which he would not be entitled if section 122 were applicable shall not be entitled to be paid the additional amount.

(b) In paragraph (a) of this subsection “claimed” means claimed in writing from the Minister or claimed in proceedings instituted against the Minister in any court.

[1989 (No. 2), s. 3]

(3) An amount properly paid to any person before the 7th day of June, 1989 by way of unemployment assistance which as a result of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1989 would be recoverable by the Minister shall not be so recoverable.