asked the Minister for Education if a widow can qualify for an ex gratia pension and the widow's pension; and if a widow who is a retired teacher can draw an ex gratia pension and also her own retired teacher's pension.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Widow's Pensions.
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The reply to the first part of the question is that the award, or continuance, of a widow's pension under the Social Welfare Acts to a widow who is in receipt of an ex gratia pension as a widow of a teacher is a matter for the Minister for Social Welfare.
In regard to the second part of the question, a teacher who is the widow of a teacher, and who qualifies for both an ex gratia widow's pension and a pension as a teacher, may receive both pensions.