asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he is aware of the hardship caused to elderly persons and others in receipt of fuel under the free fuel scheme, who have to collect the fuel themselves; and if he will arrange for the Dún Laoghaire Corporation and the Dublin County Council to make free delivery of the fuel in each case to the recipients.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Free Fuel Delivery.
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Arrangements for the delivery of the fuel are not a matter for my Department and there is no provision in the State grant to meet the cost of such a service. In Dublin and some other centres arrangements exist whereby the fuel is collected at the depots by approved carters and delivered to the homes of recipients for a small charge, paid by the recipients. Special arrangements have also been made by the Dublin Health Authority for delivery of fuel without charge to certain classes of persons in whose cases non-delivery would cause hardship, such as disabled persons in receipt of home assistance.