Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2015
82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the situations where unemployed persons who do not qualify for jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit can sign on for credits. [40098/15]
View answerIn order to qualify for jobseeker credits, a person must have entered insurable employment, have paid at least one PRSI contribution at Class A, H or P and be available for and genuinely seeking work. Legislation provides that, where a person has a gap in their insurance record with no paid or credited contributions for a period of two consecutive years, credits will not be awarded until they have a further 26 weeks of paid PRSI contributions.
Where a person does not qualify for a jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit payment, they may sign-on for credits provided they qualify for the award of credits.
