Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)

Question 2: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will take steps to increase the income limit his Department has put in place for the receipt of various benefits from €317.43 to €420 in view of the fact this limit has not been adjusted for several years; if his attention has been drawn to the impact this limit has on lone parents and others in availing of secondary benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/05]

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