Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2010
215 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a State pension transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46904/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe qualifying conditions for State pension (transition) require the applicant to:
have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 55 years.
have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment since entry into insurance.
satisfy the yearly average condition.
The person concerned applied for State pension (transition) in May 2010. His claim was disallowed on the grounds that he does not satisfy the yearly average condition, as he only has a yearly average of 14 PRSI contributions from the date of his commencement of insurable employment to the end of the last full tax year prior to his 65th birthday. A yearly average of at least 24 would be required to qualify for State pension (transition). Any PRSI contributions in respect of periods of self-employment are specifically excluded from calculations to determine entitlement to State pension (transition), although they can be used to determine entitlement to State pension (contributory). A yearly average of at least 10 would be required to qualify for State pension (contributory) from age 66.
