Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will give a commitment not to cut the State pension. [21613/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Social welfare expenditure for 2011, including expenditure on State pensions, will be considered in the context of next year's Budget preparations, having regard both to needs and to the resources available to meet those needs. As stated, in identifying possible savings I will seek to protect the vulnerable irrespective of age.