asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a person (name supplied) in County Meath was refused a contributory old-age pension.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pension Refusal.
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One of the statutory conditions for receipt of old age (contributory) pension is that the claimant must have a prescribed average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year. The claimant in this case failed to satisfy this contribution condition.