Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 101: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rates of payment of old age contributory and non-contributory pension for the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. [37854/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There are three categories of State pension:

· State pension (transition) (SPT),

· State pension (contributory) (SPC) and

· State pension (non-contributory) (SPNC)

The rates of payment for the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 are as follows:

These schemes were formerly known as retirement pension, old age (contributory) pension and old age (non-contributory) pension respectively.