Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

Income will not be imputed from the property of the person in question for means testing purposes, unless it is rented and the rental income is included as part of his or her income. Savings or similar investments up to €36,000 in the case of a single person, or €72,000 in the case of a couple, will be disregarded and only the interest from savings above these figures will be considered as income for means testing purposes.