asked the Minister for Social Welfare if free travel will be allowable to many people in rural areas who have to travel a journey of over eight miles to collect disability allowances, unemployment assistance, old age pensions, unemployment benefit, blind pensions, public service pensions and other social welfare allowances.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Collecting of Social Welfare Benefits.
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The proposed arrangements in regard to travel as announced in the recent Budget statement should facilitate old age and blind pensioners who have to travel a distance to collect their pensions.