400. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 22 November 2023, if he is aware that a number of local authorities employ a different interpretation of this Statutory Instrument and circular; that a number of sitting county councillors may breach these terms already and that this will certainly be the case when the new pay deal for retained firefighters is introduced; if he recognises that fire 'calls' vary significantly from year to year, are not pensionable, and are not reckonable in many income assessments; if he has plans to update SI 216/2004 in the near future to reflect this, to ensure retained firefighters are assessed on guaranteed income, and to ensure there is fair and standard application of this policy across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53044/23]

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400. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 22 November 2023, if he is aware that a number of local authorities employ a different interpretation of this Statutory Instrument and circular; that a number of sitting county councillors may breach these terms already and that this will certainly be the case when the new pay deal for retained firefighters is introduced; if he recognises that fire 'calls' vary significantly from year to year, are not pensionable, and are not reckonable in many income assessments; if he has plans to update SI 216/2004 in the near future to reflect this, to ensure retained firefighters are assessed on guaranteed income, and to ensure there is fair and standard application of this policy across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53044/23]

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