259 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to the spouse and partner of self employed persons who applied through the scope section of her Department to have their PRSI split back dated to 1988; if her attention has been drawn to problem which has now arisen in respect of persons who were over pensionable age when they made this application where her Department has now written to them seeking to cancel the pension which was already granted as a result of thorough investigations by her Department, and are looking for a proposal to have the money taken back; the basis for this request; if the reason is due to the fact that because the persons were over the age of pension when the PRSI was split, had not paid one contribution before reaching the pension age; the way this could occur when one spouse would have paid the PRSI from 1988 onwards in respect of themselves and now it is accepted that this PRSI is also in respect of their spouse; her views on the fact that this is going to create considerable hardship on pensioners, in particular those who may be in their early to mid-70s who would have got a lump sum from her Department in respect of back pension and who would have done nothing wrong except operate within the scheme as dictated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/10]

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259 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to the spouse and partner of self employed persons who applied through the scope section of her Department to have their PRSI split back dated to 1988; if her attention has been drawn to problem which has now arisen in respect of persons who were over pensionable age when they made this application where her Department has now written to them seeking to cancel the pension which was already granted as a result of thorough investigations by her Department, and are looking for a proposal to have the money taken back; the basis for this request; if the reason is due to the fact that because the persons were over the age of pension when the PRSI was split, had not paid one contribution before reaching the pension age; the way this could occur when one spouse would have paid the PRSI from 1988 onwards in respect of themselves and now it is accepted that this PRSI is also in respect of their spouse; her views on the fact that this is going to create considerable hardship on pensioners, in particular those who may be in their early to mid-70s who would have got a lump sum from her Department in respect of back pension and who would have done nothing wrong except operate within the scheme as dictated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/10]

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