S.I. No. 369/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021
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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.
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”,
- (c) by the deletion of Regulation 4, 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 ”.
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.
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