asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether he will extend free public transport to old-age pensioners and disabled people of Irish birth who are resident in the United Kingdom whenever they holiday in Ireland.
235.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
234.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether he will introduce an air-fare subsidy for old-age pensioners and disabled people of Irish birth who are resident in Great Britain and who wish to holiday in Ireland.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together.
I recently extended the scope of the Free Travel Scheme for those eligible by removing certain restrictions which applied at holiday week-ends. I do not propose to make any further extensions of the Free Travel Scheme at the present time.