Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow that they will not be exempt from the public service broadcast charge as they are presently exempt from payment of the TV licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/13]

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow that there will be cuts in the free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/13]

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a submission to Budget 2014 (details supplied) highlighting concerns regarding energy hardship being experienced by older people particularly those living alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39664/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 337, 338 and 340 together.

The issues raised in these PQs are contained in a budget submission received from the Wicklow Active Retirement Association. As I have stated on a number of occasions, there are considerable challenges ahead to protect, as far as possible, the key income supports provided by my Department which impact in some way on the lives of almost every person in the State. As part of the deliberative process for the budget, my Department will review all of the submissions made, analyse all schemes, and in so far as possible, the distributive and poverty impact of possible welfare changes. No decisions have been made at this time with regard to the many issues raised in this submission concerning the upcoming Budget.