S.I. No. 446/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd September, 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.

• (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.

SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 3A

	(1) Event	(2) Date or period	(3) Location	(4) Maximum number of persons
1.	Taste of Dublin	1st, 2nd and 3rd day of September 2021 (2 sessions per day) 4th and 5th day of September 2021 (3 sessions per day)	Iveagh Gardens, Dublin	1,500 per session
2.	Theatre event	2nd and 4th day of September 2021 (2 performances per day) 3rd and 6th day of September 2021 (one performance per day)	Town Hall Theatre, Galway	200 per performance
3.	Theatre event	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th day of September 2021 (one performance per day)	Black Box Theatre, Galway	225 per performance
4.	Theatre event	3rd day of September 2021	O’Donoghue Theatre, NUIG, Galway	60
5.	Comedy event	2nd, 3rd and 4th day of September 2021 (one performance per day) 5th day of September 2021 (2 performances)	Olympia Theatre, Dublin	200 per performance
6.	Waterford v Dundalk FC, Premier Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	The Regional Sports Centre, Waterford	2,500
7.	St. Patrick’s Athletic v Longford Town, Premier Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Richmond Park, Dublin	2,500
8.	Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers, Premier Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Head in the Game Park, Drogheda	1,300
9.	Finn Harps v Shamrock Rovers, Premier Division, League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Finn Park, Donegal	2,100
10.	Cabinteely v Galway United, First Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Stradbrook, Dublin	800
11.	Cork City v Athlone Town, First Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	3,500
12.	Shelbourne FC v Wexford, First Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Tolka Park, Dublin	1,600
13.	UCD v Bray Wanderers, First Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	UCD Bowl, Dublin	1,500
14.	Treaty United v Cobh Ramblers, First Division League of Ireland match	3rd day of September 2021	Markets Field, Limerick	2,000
15.	Wexford Youths v Athlone Town, FAI Women’s Senior Cup Quarter Final	4th day of September 2021	Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford	1,100
16.	Shelbourne FC v Cork City Women’s, FAI Womens Senior Cup Quarter Final	4th day of September 2021	Tolka Park, Dublin	1,600
17.	Galway Women’s FC v DLR Waves, FAI Women’s Senior Cup Quarter Final	4th day of September 2021	Eamon Deacy Park, Galway	1,800
18.	Ireland v Azerbaijan FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier	4th day of September 2021	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	28,000
19.	Munster v Munster, Rugby, Pre-Season Friendly	4th day of September 2021	Thomond Park, Limerick	10,000
20.	Leinster v Ulster, Vodafone Women’s Interpro Series	4th day of September 2021	Energia Park, Dublin	2,000
21.	Treaty United v Peamount United, FAI Women’s Senior Cup Quarter Final	5th day of September 2021	Jackman Park, Limerick	500
22.	Cork v Kilkenny, Camogie Minor Final	5th day of September 2021	LIT Gaelic grounds, Limerick	1,500
23.	All Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals	5th day of September 2021	Croke Park, Dublin	40,000
24.	Ireland v Mexico, Women’s U17 International Friendly	5th day of September 2021	Turner’s Cross, Cork	2,500

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 September, 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 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.