Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a reply has been issued to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork following queries to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35404/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the letter from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in my Department on 11 September and a reply was issued by my officials on 23 September. The substance of the letter was twofold. Firstly, there was a contention that correspondence with the pensions regulator had gone unanswered. Pensions Board records indicated that all correspondence with the individual concerned was up to date at the time of the reply.

Secondly, a claim was made that the relevant pension scheme trustees had refused to respond to a request for information. My officials responded that this was an issue to be addressed firstly to the scheme trustees and subsequently to the Pensions Board if necessary.