271. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to treating pension income differently when it comes to means calculations for social welfare purposes, for example only taking 75% of pension income into account, as the current situation means that no real benefit accrues to persons who, for example, have a small British pension, and were this situation to be changed to take only a percentage of this pension income into account, it would incentivise the holding of pensions as under the current regime there is no real benefit to persons who have a small foreign pension and who are dependent on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15468/15]

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271. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to treating pension income differently when it comes to means calculations for social welfare purposes, for example only taking 75% of pension income into account, as the current situation means that no real benefit accrues to persons who, for example, have a small British pension, and were this situation to be changed to take only a percentage of this pension income into account, it would incentivise the holding of pensions as under the current regime there is no real benefit to persons who have a small foreign pension and who are dependent on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15468/15]

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