Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 12 January 2012, if he will confirm the date on which the living alone allowance became taxable for persons on the widow's contributory pension and the old age contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3475/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As previously stated, the "Living Alone Allowance" payable under the Social Welfare Acts is not a separate pension but rather is an increased amount of certain pensions. That is, there is one rate of pension for a person not living alone and a different rate of pension for a person living alone. Therefore, the Widow's' Pension (Contributory) and the State Pension (Contributory) as increased by the Living Alone Allowance are, and always have been, taxable.