Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement to contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12097/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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To qualify for a State pension (contributory), the person concerned must

· have entered into insurable employment before age 56

· have at least 260 weeks full rate paid contributions (at least 520 contributions after 6 April 2012).

· have a yearly average of at least 10 contributions recorded (taking paid and credited PRSI conditions into account) from 1953 or from the date of entry into insurance (whichever is the later) to the end of the last complete contribution year before reaching pension age.

The Department has not received a claim for State pension (contributory) from the person concerned. A claim form has been sent to her and on receipt of the completed claim form, her entitlement to pension will be fully examined and she will be notified of the outcome without delay.