Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

He should not try to mislead the House or to mislead his constituent or anybody else. A person over 70 is still free to apply in the normal scheme - the net scheme. There is no exclusion on a person over 70 from applying through the net approach that is available to persons there. He should not try to suggest that somebody who was over 70 was being told to apply for an under-70 scheme. There is no age limit on the net scheme for which people can apply.

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