1009 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the growing disincentive for applicants of the financial contribution scheme for senior citizens to avail of the scheme due to the failure to update and raise the disregard threshold for means accruing from this scheme in line with house price inflation; will he immediately address the information deficit that currently exists for applicants in respect of the potential impact of the scheme on their social welfare entitlements; and will he immediately sign new regulations allowing for the disregard threshold to be updated. [28724/06]

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1009 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the growing disincentive for applicants of the financial contribution scheme for senior citizens to avail of the scheme due to the failure to update and raise the disregard threshold for means accruing from this scheme in line with house price inflation; will he immediately address the information deficit that currently exists for applicants in respect of the potential impact of the scheme on their social welfare entitlements; and will he immediately sign new regulations allowing for the disregard threshold to be updated. [28724/06]

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1. 27 September 2006

   Social Welfare Schemes.

   1009 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the growing disincentive for applicants of the financial contribution scheme for senior citizens to avail of the scheme due to the failure to update and raise the disregard threshold for means accruing from this scheme in line with house price inflation; will he immediately address the information deficit that currently exists for applicants in respect of the potential impact of the scheme on their social welfare entitlements; and will he immediately sign new regulations allowing for the disregard threshold to be updated. [28724/06]

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