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28. S . 3 1 8 ( 3 ).
There
is a curious
discrepancy in terminology in this
provision. Whereas ss.318(1) and (2)
refer to the claimant's liability to
transfer payments to the "competent
authority", i.e. the Minister in the case
of D.W.A., D.W.B. or D.H.A. or the
Health Board in the case of S.W.A.,
sub-s.3 indicates that the reduction in
allowance or benefit shall be of the
amount which the claimant is liable to
transfer to "the Minister". This might
seem to imply that S.W.A. is excluded
from the scope of this sanction, though
it is hardly likely that this was intended
by the Oireachtas.
29. To date, there are no implementing
regulations for D.H.A., but, as we have
already observed, it will not be
surprising if a similar condition of
eligibility is present when such regula-
tions do appear.
30. See n.8 above.
31. Art.4(2) of S.I. No. 227 of 1970, as
amended by art.2 of S.I. No. 74 of
1972. Current Departmental practice is
to treat maintenance which is less than
unemployment assistance rates as
being inconsiderable. Maintenance paid
specifically in respect of any children of
the marriage is also ignored.
32. In some cases, however, the existence
of a maintenance agreement might lead
the Department to conclude that the
husband has not left the claimant of his
own volition and therefore that she is
not a deserted wife within the meaning
of the 1970 Regulations. .—.
German-Iris h
Lawyers
Associatio n
46 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2
The President of the Incor-
porated Law Society of Ireland,
Ernest J. Margetson and His
Excellency Dr. Helmut Rueck-
riegel, Ambassador of the
Federal Republic of Germany
will attend a reception to
launch the
German-Irish
Lawyers Association at 6 p.m.
on Wednesday 28 March 1990,
at the Incorporated Law
Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin
7. Full details about the
Association's forthcoming
seminar in Dublin will be given
at the reception.
Invitations to the reception
will be issued to each member
of the Association.
"Europea n Court
ofHuman Rights"
A talk will be delivered by
Judge Rolv Ryssdal ,
Presiden t
of the European Court of
Human Rights,
former
President of the Supreme
Court of Norway ,
on the work
of the European Court of
Human Rights in Strasbourg ,
in the
Law Society,
Blackhal l
Place,
Dublin 7
at 6.0 p.m.
on Tuesday ,
6th March,
1990.
Members are welcome to
attend.
PRESENTAT I ON OF PAR CHMENT S, 22 FEBRUARY, 1960, SOL I C I TORS L IBRARY, FOUR COUR TS
(Left to right): J ames O'Connor, Gary McMahon, J ohn Fish, J ohn J . Nash (dacaasad),
Barry O'Reilly (deceased), Donal Stuart, Paddy Madigan.
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