asked the Minister for Defence whether in view of the rising cost of living he will review the whole question of special allowances to Old I.R.A. men so entitled, particularly with regard to the means test.
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I can assure the Deputy that the matter to which he refers is kept under constant review. I may mention that the appropriate annual sums for the purpose of special allowances were increased as from the 6th January, 1961, and that the means test has been relaxed in recent times in a number of respects.