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Family income supplement (new weekly rates). 
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4.—(1) The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for section 228: 
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“228.—Subject to this Act, an allowance (in this Act referred to as ‘family income supplement’) shall be payable out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas in respect of a family where the weekly family income is less than— 
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(a) in the case of a family which includes only 1 child, €465, 
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(b) in the case of a family which includes 2 children, €510, 
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(c) in the case of a family which includes 3 children, €565, 
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(d) in the case of a family which includes 4 children, €630, 
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(e) in the case of a family which includes 5 children, €705, 
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(f) in the case of a family which includes 6 children, €775, 
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(g) in the case of a family which includes 7 children, €845, or 
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(h) in the case of a family which includes 8 or more children, €905.”. 
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(2) This section comes into operation on 5 January 2006. 
 
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