Michael Creed
Ceist:126 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Social Welfare in relation to Farmers' RSI contributions where they do not have the required ten years paid to qualify for a retirement pension, if he will have arrangements made to pay a Pro-rata pension based on the number of years' contributions paid; if not, if he will allow farmers to buy their pension rights by paying the outstanding years' contributions to qualify for a pension; and, if not, if he will have arrangements made for a refund of these RSI contributions in view of the fact that they would have been of no practical benefit to the subscriber. [2933/94]