249. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that part three, on page six of her Department's pension application form (details supplied), positively recommends that prospective pension recipients should have their pensions paid into current, deposit or savings accounts in financial institutions, to the exclusion of the local post office; her views on her Department's assertion that this is the best payment option for recipients, notwithstanding the possibility that those recipients who accept her Department's advice may incur bank account fees, transaction charges, Government duties and be physically unable to get to a financial institution or an automated teller machine if they live in rural Ireland or in one of the many small towns and villages in which no such financial institution chooses to locate; her views as to her Department's views on continuing use of the local post office in both rural and urban areas alike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22169/15]

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249. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that part three, on page six of her Department's pension application form (details supplied), positively recommends that prospective pension recipients should have their pensions paid into current, deposit or savings accounts in financial institutions, to the exclusion of the local post office; her views on her Department's assertion that this is the best payment option for recipients, notwithstanding the possibility that those recipients who accept her Department's advice may incur bank account fees, transaction charges, Government duties and be physically unable to get to a financial institution or an automated teller machine if they live in rural Ireland or in one of the many small towns and villages in which no such financial institution chooses to locate; her views as to her Department's views on continuing use of the local post office in both rural and urban areas alike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22169/15]

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