Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

247D

F1446[ Disqualification from certain payments where person is resident in designated accommodation centre

247D. (1) A person who has been given a permission to reside in the State under section 60(6) of the F1447[Act of 2015 or section 237(8) of the Act of 2026], which permission is valid, shall be disqualified from receiving any assistance specified in section 139(1), other than supplementary welfare allowance, in so far as it relates to the payment of that allowance in accordance with section 201 or 202, for any week or part of a week during which he or she is resident in a designated accommodation centre.

(2) In this section—

‘Act of 2015’ means the International Protection Act 2015;

F1448[‘Act of 2026’ means the International Protection Act 2026;]

F1449[‘designated accommodation centre’ means a premises designated under subsection (15) of section 237 of the Act of 2026, or deemed under subsection (16) of that section to be so designated.]]

Annotations

Amendments:

F1446

Inserted (12.03.2024) by Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (6/2024), s. 7, S.I. No. 102 of 2024.

F1447

Substituted (12.06.2026) by International Protection Act 2026 (9/2026), s. 304(b)(i), S.I. No. 244 of 2026.

F1448

Inserted (12.06.2026) by International Protection Act 2026 (9/2026), s. 304(b)(ii)(II), S.I. No. 244 of 2026.

F1449

Substituted (12.06.2026) by International Protection Act 2026 (9/2026), s. 304(b)(ii)(I), S.I. No. 244 of 2026.