13 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties and delays being experienced by free telephone rental allowance recipients in having their allowance credited to their telephone account following approval; that those difficulties have existed for a number of years and that the situation has not improved; that many recipients who are elderly and in need of the telephone facility are having their service disconnected for non-payment of rent, despite the fact that they have been officially notified by his Department that they have been awarded the allowance and that Telecom Éireann have been notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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13 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties and delays being experienced by free telephone rental allowance recipients in having their allowance credited to their telephone account following approval; that those difficulties have existed for a number of years and that the situation has not improved; that many recipients who are elderly and in need of the telephone facility are having their service disconnected for non-payment of rent, despite the fact that they have been officially notified by his Department that they have been awarded the allowance and that Telecom Éireann have been notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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