Conor Lenihan
Question:227 Mr. C. Lenihan asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will investigate the circumstances where the family of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 were informed that his pension was being terminated because he was deceased even though the elderly man was not in fact dead; the way in which the benefits of this person were cut off on the mistaken assumption that he was deceased; the reason a standard apology was given to this person in view of the fact that his benefits were not immediately restored; and if he will instruct his Department to apologise in a fulsome manner to the family of this person. [11691/00]