120. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the forthcoming abolition of the transition State pension; the ramifications it will have for those who reach the age of 65 years during 2014 and who will consequently be forced to apply for jobseeker's benefit or allowance and the attendant fall in outcome which will come about as a result of same; if she has considered the potential impact in terms of poverty among the elderly; and her plans to reconsider this change in policy or otherwise to avoid a fall in income for the elderly. [44926/13]

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120. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the forthcoming abolition of the transition State pension; the ramifications it will have for those who reach the age of 65 years during 2014 and who will consequently be forced to apply for jobseeker's benefit or allowance and the attendant fall in outcome which will come about as a result of same; if she has considered the potential impact in terms of poverty among the elderly; and her plans to reconsider this change in policy or otherwise to avoid a fall in income for the elderly. [44926/13]

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