Michael Ring
Ceist:730 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs is she will address the anomaly which allows cohabiting couples to be assessed jointly for means test purposes, yet one person cannot qualify for the bereavement grant as the partner of the deceased; if she will rectify this anomaly as a matter of urgency; and if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [19979/02]