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Dáil

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Old Age Pensions Means Test.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare what amount it would cost the Exchequer to abolish the means test in respect of old age pensions.

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Kevin Boland Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Boland) Fianna Fáil

The cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the means test in respect of old age pensions is estimated to be of the order of £4 million per annum.

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