Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

What I said was that even when they access jobseeker's allowance, they are not entitled to a credited contribution during that period. This is totally different from the case of anyone else. Ms O'Brien raised the issue of people who could not transition from jobseeker's benefit to jobseeker's allowance. These people can access credits. However, self-employed people cannot do so for some strange reason.