Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2004
178 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position with regard to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if she can make voluntary contributions to this scheme so as to allow her to qualify for a pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32829/04]
View answerThe late husband of the person named opted for voluntary early retirement at the time of the abolition of the Dublin district milk board in 1994. He was given the opportunity of joining the spouses' and children's pension scheme but elected not to do so. Regrettably, the person named does not therefore have an entitlement to a spouse's pension. In this context, the question of making voluntary contributions does not arise.
