According to reports this morning it is believed the Government have pledged their commitment to increasing the old-age pension by €5 in the upcoming Budget, along with extending medical card cover to 10,000 children on the domiciliary care list.
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The news comes after two Ministers responsible for public finances Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe, held a number of discussions with fellow TDs in Fianna Fáil and the Independent Alliance.
It us understood that it has been agreed by senior Government figured that the old-age pension wil be increased by €5 next month, at a cost of €170 million.
Meanwhile it was also agreed that over 10,000 children on the domiciliary care list will automatically receive a medical card, after the Health Minister Simon Harris put forward the proposal earlier this year.
