Vol. 397 No. 9
179 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Social Welfare the action he has taken to date to advance Ireland's Green Presidency of the EC Council, as promised by the Taoiseach in January 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
In March I introduced a new scheme of natural gas allowance for social welfare pensioners. This scheme gives social welfare pensioners whose homes are connected to a natural gas supply the option of a natural gas allowance.
The introduction of this scheme increases the range of options available to social welfare recipients and it also contributes to the Government's policy on the environment by making clean fuel available to persons free of charge.
