S.I. No. 440/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid - 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st August, 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.

2.

SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 3A

	(1) Event	(2) Date or period	(3) Location	(4) Maximum number of persons
1.	Comedy performance	27th day of August 2021	Pearse Stadium, Galway	1,200
2.	Waterford v Kilnamanagh, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	27th day of August 2021	The Regional Sports Centre, Waterford	700
3.	Dundalk FC v St. Mochtas, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	27th day of August 2021	Oriel Park, Louth	500
4.	Finn Harps v Derry City, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	27th day of August 2021	Finn Park, Donegal	800
5.	Cork City FC v St. Patrick’s Athletic, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	27th day of August 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	900
6.	UCD v Longford Town, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	27th day of August 2021	UCD Bowl, Dublin	500
7.	Music performance	28th day of August 2021	Pearse Stadium, Galway	1,200
8.	All Ireland Football Semi Final	28th day of August 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	24,000
9.	Athlone Town v Treaty United, Women’s National League	28th day of August 2021	Athlone Town Stadium, Westmeath	500
10.	Cork City v Shelbourne FC, Women’s National League	28th day of August 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	900
11.	Wexford Youths v Peamount, Women’s National League	28th day of August 2021	Ferrycarrig Park ,Wexford	500
12.	Galway Women’s v Bohemian FC, Women’s National League	28th day of August 2021	Eamon Deacy Park, Galway	800
13.	2021 All Ireland Minor Football championships Final	28th day of August 2021	O’Connor Park, Tullamore	1,800
14.	Longford Senior Football Championship Final	29th day of August 2021	Pearse Park, Longford	1,500
15.	Nemo Rangers v Castlehaven, Cork Senior Football Championship Final	29th day of August 2021	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	7,000
16.	Music performance	29th day of August 2021	Pearse Stadium, Galway	1,200
17.	Ireland v Zimbabwe, 2nd Cricket Test - T20 International	29th day of August 2021	Clontarf CC, Dublin	560
18.	All Ireland Camogie Championship Semi Finals	29th day of August 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	10,000
19.	Bohemian FC v Shamrock Rovers, FAI Senior Cup 2nd Round	29th day of August 2021	Dalymount Park, Dublin	800
20.	Taste of Dublin	31st day of August 2021 (one session) 1st day of September 2021 (2 sessions)	Iveagh Gardens, Dublin	1,500 per session

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 August, 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.)

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