Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine the entitlement to contributory pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58146/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Section 110(1)(b) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 provides that a self-employed contributor shall not be regarded as satisfying the qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory) unless all self-employed PRSI contributions payable by him or her have been paid.

The person concerned applied for State pension (contributory) on 22 March 2012. His application was disallowed because according to the records of the Department, he had an outstanding PRSI liability for the 2006 tax year.

I can now confirm that the person concerned has paid outstanding liabilities for the 2006 tax year and his record has been updated to reflect this.

His State pension application can now be re-examined and he will be notified of the outcome without delay.