Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies or has an entitlement to contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21311/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The qualifying conditions for State Pension (Contributory) require the applicant to: · have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years

· have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into insurance

· satisfy the yearly average condition.

The Department does not have any record of a claim for State Pension (Contributory) made by the person concerned. On receipt of a completed application form, the entitlements of the person concerned will be fully examined, and she will be notified of the outcome without delay.