158 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to the new non-contributory pension for the over 66 year olds which is due to be introduced in September 2006, his views on whether the recipients of this new pension will be entitled to amass capital of up to €35,000 or €70,000 in the case of married couples in addition to the €100 earnings disregard, before this will be assessed as means; when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who is in receipt of a contributory pension from his Department and also receives a statutory contributory pension from his previous employment to which he had paid obligatory contributions throughout his working life, has the additional income from the pension from his previous employment assessed as income and used to reduce his and his spouse’s access to secondary social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6292/06]

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158 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to the new non-contributory pension for the over 66 year olds which is due to be introduced in September 2006, his views on whether the recipients of this new pension will be entitled to amass capital of up to €35,000 or €70,000 in the case of married couples in addition to the €100 earnings disregard, before this will be assessed as means; when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who is in receipt of a contributory pension from his Department and also receives a statutory contributory pension from his previous employment to which he had paid obligatory contributions throughout his working life, has the additional income from the pension from his previous employment assessed as income and used to reduce his and his spouse’s access to secondary social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6292/06]

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