Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are options to have ten and 20-year home caring credits. The Minister also referred to jobseekers' and illness credits. Will people only be able to claim for a period of ten years in those circumstances? Will this be set out in the legislation and when will it happen? People such as Tommy and Richard worked overtime in 1973 and were not allowed to have their cards stamped because their income was too great at that stage. That year is now a gap in their records. Will those who find themselves in that situation be able to claim for a period of ten years? How will those ten years be defined? I understood there was to be a public consultation process and that people would have the opportunity to make submissions. What is the position for people who served abroad as volunteers with Gorta, Concern, the Agency for Personal Service Overseas or any such organisation? They should also be able to access the ten-year credit.

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