S.L. 111.1 Art. 13Allowances to disabled persons in respect of dependent minors.

(1) Where an injury in respect of which a pension may be awarded under article 11 of this Scheme is a qualifying injury which may be compensated on the higher scale and the person who sustained that injury has a dependent minor, that person may be awarded in respect of that injury an allowance in respect of that minor in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) An allowance under this article in respect of a dependent minor shall be at a weekly rate not exceeding the sum which bears to the weekly rate specified in the table set out at the end of this article the same proportion as the degree of disablement caused by the relevant qualifying injury bears to one hundred per cent.

(3) An allowance under this article in respect of a dependent minor of a married woman residing with her husband shall not be awarded to her unless her husband is in need and either incapable of self-support or not less than sixty years of age.

(4) An allowance under this article in respect of a dependent minor of a widow or of a married woman who is not residing with her husband, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the weekly value of any periodical payments which are received by her from an individual liable to contribute to the support of that minor or which it is reasonably practicable for her to obtain from any such individual.

(5) Where the weekly value of the contribution which is being made to the maintenance of a minor by a person to whom an allowance in respect of that minor has been or may be awarded under this article is less than the amount of that allowance, the amount of that allowance may be reduced to an amount equal to that weekly value. TABLE

Maximum weekly rates in respect of dependent minors Each First Second Third Description of minor additional minor minor minor minor Dependent minor of:

(a) a male person in respect of whose wife no allowance is being paid; or

(b) a female person €1.25 €0.58 €0.41 €0.35 Dependent minor of a male person in respect of whose wife an allowance is being paid €0.85 €0.52 €0.35 €0.35