218. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on providing extra support for widows, widowers, elderly single people and elderly persons who fall a few years short of retirement, in response to the withdrawal of fuel allowances, in view of the fact that married couples require the same level of fuel purchase as a single dweller, and can share the cost of property tax and the upcoming water rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20290/14]

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218. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on providing extra support for widows, widowers, elderly single people and elderly persons who fall a few years short of retirement, in response to the withdrawal of fuel allowances, in view of the fact that married couples require the same level of fuel purchase as a single dweller, and can share the cost of property tax and the upcoming water rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20290/14]

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