423. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have lost the adult dependent allowance as a result of a fresh means test undertaken in the past 12 months; if she will consider increasing the savings disregard given that the present threshold of €20,000 has not been revised in a long time and does not go very far in meeting the contingencies of old age for which many people will wish to prepare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36133/22]

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423. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have lost the adult dependent allowance as a result of a fresh means test undertaken in the past 12 months; if she will consider increasing the savings disregard given that the present threshold of €20,000 has not been revised in a long time and does not go very far in meeting the contingencies of old age for which many people will wish to prepare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36133/22]

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