asked the Minister for Social Welfare if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is sufficiently in benefit to apply for an invalidity pension, as she has been sending in certificates for a very long period of time.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
91.
Invalidity pension is payable to insured persons who satisfy the contribution conditions and who are permanently incapable of work.
One of the contribution conditions for invalidity pension is that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 156 contribution weeks of insurable employment since entry into insurance.
According to the Department's records there are only 79 such weeks of insurable employment registered in respect of the person concerned. She is not therefore qualified for the receipt of invalidity pension.
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asked the Minister for Social Welfare when a second medical examination will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
The person concerned was paid disability benefit to 22 March 1986, after which date payment was disallowed following an examination by a medical referee who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. He appealed against the disallowance and arrangements have been made to have him examined by a different medical referee on 10 July 1986. His entitlement to benefit will then be reviewed in the light of the medical referee's report.