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S.I. No. 446 of 2021

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HEALTH ACT 1947 (SECTION 31A - TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) (COVID-19) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 14) REGULATIONS 2021

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S.I. No. 446 of 2021

HEALTH ACT 1947 (SECTION 31A - TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) (COVID-19) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 14) REGULATIONS 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, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2021.

2. 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 “6th day of September 2021” for “1st day of September 2021”, (b) in Regulation 3A, by the substitution, in paragraph (c), of “and, in the case of an event having a number of sessions or performances per day may include a number of persons per session or performance” for “and, in the case of an event having a number of sessions per day may include a number of persons per session”, and (c) by the substitution of the Schedule to these Regulations for Schedule 3 to those Regulations.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd September, 2021.

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SCHEDULE “SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 3A

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Event Date or period Location Maximum number of persons

1. Taste of Dublin 1st , 2nd and 3rd Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 1,500 per day of September session 2021 (2 sessions per day)

4th and 5th day of September 2021 (3 sessions per day)

2. Theatre event 2nd and 4th day of Town Hall Theatre, 200 per September 2021 Galway performance (2 performances per day)

3rd and 6th day of September 2021 (one performance per day)

3. Theatre event 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Black Box Theatre, 225 per 5th day of Galway performance September 2021 (one performance per day)

4. Theatre event 3rd day of O’Donoghue Theatre, 60 September 2021 NUIG, Galway

5. Comedy event 2nd, 3rd and 4th Olympia Theatre, Dublin 200 per day of September performance 2021 (one performance per day) 4 [446]

5th day of September 2021 (2 performances)

6. Waterford v Dundalk FC, 3rd day of The Regional Sports 2,500 Premier Division League September 2021 Centre, Waterford of match

7. St. Patrick’s Athletic v 3rd day of Richmond Park, Dublin 2,500 Longford Town, Premier September 2021 Division match

8. Drogheda United v Sligo 3rd day of Head in the Game Park, 1,300 Rovers, Premier Division September 2021 Drogheda League of Ireland match

9. Finn Harps v Shamrock 3rd day of , Donegal 2,100 Rovers, Premier Division, September 2021 League of Ireland match

10. Cabinteely v Galway 3rd day of Stradbrook, Dublin 800 United, First Division September 2021 League of Ireland match

11. Cork City v Athlone 3rd day of Turner's Cross, Cork 3,500 Town, First Division September 2021 League of Ireland match

12. Shelbourne FC v 3rd day of , Dublin 1,600 Wexford, First Division September 2021 League of Ireland match

13. UCD v Bray Wanderers, 3rd day of UCD Bowl, Dublin 1,500 First Division League of September 2021 Ireland match

14. Treaty United v Cobh 3rd day of , 2,000 Ramblers, First Division September 2021 League of Ireland match

15. Wexford Youths v 4th day of , 1,100 Athlone Town, FAI September 2021 Wexford Women’s Senior Cup Quarter Final

16. Shelbourne FC v Cork 4th day of Tolka Park, Dublin 1,600 City Women’s, FAI September 2021 Womens Senior Cup Quarter Final [446] 5

17. Galway Women’s FC v 4th day of Eamon Deacy Park, 1,800 DLR Waves, FAI September 2021 Galway Women’s Senior Cup Quarter Final

18. Ireland v Azerbaijan FIFA 4th day of Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28,000 World Cup 2022 qualifier September 2021

19. Munster v Munster, 4th day of , Limerick 10,000 Rugby, Pre-Season September 2021 Friendly

20. Leinster v , 4th day of Energia Park, Dublin 2,000 Vodafone Women’s September 2021 Interpro Series

21. Treaty United v Peamount 5th day of , Limerick 500 United, FAI Women’s September 2021 Senior Cup Quarter Final

22. Cork v Kilkenny, 5th day of LIT Gaelic grounds, 1,500 Camogie Minor Final September 2021 Limerick

23. All Ireland Ladies 5th day of Croke Park, Dublin 40,000 Football Championship September 2021 Finals

24. Ireland v Mexico, 5th day of Turner's Cross, Cork 2,500 Women’s U17 September 2021 International Friendly

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, 1 September, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 217 of 2021) to provide that the Regulations remain in operation until 6 September 2021, and to make amendments to the list of “Scheduled Events” currently provided for under the Regulations, including a number of additional events.

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