S.I. No. 369/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th July, 2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by section 10 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1 of 2020)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and -

(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A,

and

(b) having consulted with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No.7) Regulations 2021.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations shall come into operation on the 17^th day of July 2021.

(3) Regulation 3(c) shall come into operation on the 19^th day of July 2021.

3. The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 217 of 2021 ) are amended -

(a) in Regulation 1, by the substitution, in paragraph (2), of “2^nd day of August 2021” for “19th day of July 2021”,

(b) in Regulation 3A, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) it takes place at the location referred to in column (3) of that Schedule opposite the mention of that event or, where more than one location is referred to in that column, at one of those locations, and”,

(d) by the substitution of the Schedule to these Regulations for Schedule 3 to those Regulations.

SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 3A

	(1) Event	(2) Date or period	(3) Location	(4) Maximum number of persons
1.	Leinster GAA Hurling Championship Final Dublin v Kilkenny and Joe McDonagh Cup Final	17th day of July 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	18,000
2.	GAA Hurling All Ireland Qualifier #1	17th day of July 2021	Semple Stadium, Thurles	4,400
3.	GAA Hurling All Ireland Qualifier #2	17th day of July 2021	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny	3,500
4.	GAA Leinster Football Championship Semi-Finals, Kildare v Westmeath and Dublin v Meath	18th day of July 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	18,000
5.	Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final, Limerick v Tipperary	18th day of July 2021	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	7,000
6.	Ireland v South Africa, 1st Cricket Test - T20 International	19th day of July 2021	Malahide Castle, Dublin	560
7.	Dundalk F.C. v Levadia Tallinn, UEFA Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round	22nd day of July 2021	Oriel Park, Dundalk or Tallaght Stadium, Dublin	1,000
8.	Drogheda United v Derry City, FAI Cup Fixture	23rd day of July 2021	Head in the Game Park, Drogheda	600
9.	St. Patrick’s Athletic v Bray Wanderers, FAI Cup Fixture	23rd day of July 2021	Richmond Park, Dublin	700
10.	Sligo Rovers v Cork City, FAI Cup Fixture	25th day of July 2021	The Showgrounds, Sligo	800
11.	Shamrock Rovers v Galway United, FAI Cup Fixture	25th day of July 2021	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin	1,500
12.	Cork v Kerry, Munster GAA Football Championship Final	25th day of July 2021	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney	2,500
13.	Mayo v Galway, Connacht GAA Football Championship Final	25th day of July 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	18,000
14.	Galway Races Summer Festival	26th day of July 2021 to 1st day of August 2021	Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway	1,000 per day
15.	Bohemian FC v Dudelange (Lux), UEFA Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round	29th day of July 2021	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	8,000
16.	Drogheda Utd. v Waterford, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Head in the Game Park, Drogheda	600
17.	Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick’s Athletic, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin	1,500
18.	Finn Harps v Bohemian FC, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Finn Park, Donegal	800
19.	Athlone Town v Treaty United, First Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Athlone Stadium, Athlone	500
20.	Cabinteely v Bray Wanderers, First Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Stradbrook, Dublin	500
21.	Cork City v UCD, First Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	900
22.	Shelbourne FC v Cobh Ramblers, First Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Tolka Park, Dublin	700
23.	Wexford v Galway United, First Division, League of Ireland match	30th day of July 2021	Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford	500
24.	Longford Town v Derry City, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	31st day of July 2021	Bishopsgate, Longford	1,000
25.	Galway Womens FC v Shelbourne, Women’s National League	31st day of July 2021	Eamon Deacy Park, Galway	500
26.	DLR Waves v Athlone Town, Women’s National League	31st day of July 2021	UCD Bowl, Dublin	500
27.	Cork City v Peamount, Women’s National League	31st day of July 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	500
28.	Sligo Rovers v Dundalk FC, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	31st day of July 2021	The Showgrounds, Sligo	800
29.	Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #1 and Hurling Championship match	31st day of July 2021	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	7,000
30.	Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #2 and Hurling Championship match	31st day of July 2021	Semple Stadium, Thurles	4,650
31.	Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #3 and Hurling Championship match	31st day of July 2021	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick	3,500
32.	Hurling All Ireland Quarter Final #4 and Hurling Championship match	31st day of July 2021	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny	3,500
33.	U20 Football All Ireland Football Semi-Final #1	31st day of July 2021	O’Moore Park, Portlaoise	1,400
34.	U20 Football All Ireland Football Semi-Final #2	31st day of July 2021	Kingspan Breffni, Cavan	2,000
35.	GAA Championship Finals	31st day of July 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	18,000
36.	Leinster GAA Football Championship Final	1st day of August 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	18,000

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 July, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

In SI 217 of 2021, these Regulations delete, with effect from 19 July 2021, Regulation 4 that provides restrictions of movement of persons in relation to travel from place of residence to a port or airport; update and amend the list of scheduled events currently provided for under the Regulations; and update the expiry date to 2 August 2021.