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in the amount of contributions payable for earnings over a certain threshold. It also provides for an increase in the weekly and annual exemption thresholds for the Health Contribution Levy. This ensures that Free Travel pass holders can travel free of change on these services. See Appendix 4 for details of the entire legislative programme. > OBJECTIVE 4 Simplify the regulatory environment in which occupational/personal pensions operate. The Department is involved in ongoing consultation with the Pensions Board in relation to both the primary and secondary legislation governing occupational and personal pensions and facilitates amendments to this legislation, where required. > OBJECTIVE 5 Review and develop the opportunities for improved service to customers of Household Benefits Package and Free Travel. The Household Benefits package, which comprises the Electricity/Gas Allowance, Telephone Allowance and free Lifetime Television Licence is available to people living permanently in the State who satisfy specific qualifying criteria. The current administrative arrangements for payment of the Household Benefits package were designed for a relationship with a single provider per utility market and will need to be reviewed as Ireland moves to a deregulated energy market environment with multiple service providers. The service on the Free Travel scheme was significantly improved from September 2006 with the removal of peak travel time access restrictions applied on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann provincial city services in Cork and Limerick. During 2006 discussions took place between officials of the Department and the Department of Regional Development in Northern Ireland on the implementation of an All Ireland Free Travel Scheme for pensioners which commences in 2007. The Department contributed €850,000 in 2006 towards the Rural Transport Initiative operated by POBAL on behalf of the Department of Transport. annual report 2006 21
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improvement programme. This include
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submissions from representative gro
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Appendix 2: Summary Of DSFA Budget
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Appendix 2: Summary of DSFA Budget
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APPENDIX 4: LEGISLATION ENACTED IN
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S.I. 169 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE LAW
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appendices These Regulations retain
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S.I. No. 497 of 2006 SOCIAL WELFARE
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Regulations currently provide that
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(b) refrain from behaviour which is
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Appendix 10: Ministers In Charge Of
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