Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has already conveyed her regrets that the mistake occurred. I again emphasise that any qualified recipient of the fuel allowance will receive the 26 week allowance for the current year and will not be short-changed. The only people affected are those who were inadvertently paid for an extra week last year. Everyone else - more than 400,000 people - will get what is provided for in legislation the 26 weeks fuel and no one will be short-changed.

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