Jim O'Keeffe
Question:32 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason the rules in allowing a small amount of part-time work were changed for those seeking the retirement pension.
Vol. 409 No. 4
32 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason the rules in allowing a small amount of part-time work were changed for those seeking the retirement pension.
Retirement pension is payable to persons who have reached 65 years of age and fulfil certain statutory conditions. One of these conditions is that the person must have retired from insurable employment or insurable self-employment. However, employment of inconsiderable extent, for example part-time work of less than 18 hours, which is not insurable is disregarded for the purposes of the retirement condition.