If for some reason you cannot attend your post office to collect your pension or other social welfare payment then the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection have procedures in placeto help you.
On a temporary basis you can appoint an agent to collect the payment for you. To do this you need to complete a form that you must collect at a post office.
There is also the possibility of appointing someone to be your agent on a more permanent basis and again a form must be completed.
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