Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I presume things like the free travel scheme and the household benefits package will move in line with the old age pension. Will Dr. Quinn indicate whether the dependant adult allowance will move in line with it also? Mr. Whelan said one could work up to the day before one's 66th birthday. However, I understand that when one is calculating for a social welfare pension - a State pension - it relates to the last full tax year before one's 66th birthday. One could have worked up to September or October and one could be 66 years of age but that is of no value to one from January to September or October because it is the last full tax year before one's birthday which is taken into consideration. One will have paid almost one year's stamps which are of no value. Could we not move the goalposts there and at least take the contributions up to a person's 66th birthday?