Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the provisions available for recipients of contributory State pensions who for reasons of ill health are unable to collect their pensions on a weekly basis; in particular, if old age pensioners must collect their pensions on a weekly basis or if there is a certain amount of flexibility in the current arrangements whereby they can collect their pensions every three to four weeks; if there is a limit on the amount of time that can pass before a person must collect their pension; the consequences for a person's pension entitlements if they have not been able to collect their pension for a number of weeks and if it is normal in such cases to send a person's entitlements back to the Department; the way in which a person can reclaim a number of weeks' payments if they have been sent back to the Department; and the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [14386/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.