PQ 330
330. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current means test thresholds eligibility for the fuel allowance of persons aged over 66 years; the thresholds applicable to a single person and a couple; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the appropriateness of these thresholds having regard to household heating costs and household composition; whether any review of the means test for fuel allowance is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/26]
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330. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current means test thresholds eligibility for the fuel allowance of persons aged over 66 years; the thresholds applicable to a single person and a couple; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the appropriateness of these thresholds having regard to household heating costs and household composition; whether any review of the means test for fuel allowance is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/26]
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