Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a EVP65 form has no Post Office payment option on it (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17678/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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EU social security legislation provides that a resident of Ireland who has been insurably employed in another EU Member State(s) or a European Economic Area State (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein), and who is approaching state pension age in that country(ies), should make their application for pension through the Department of Social Protection. The Department will set out the claim details and the necessary supporting information in the required EU format, and will convey the pension claim to the pensions authority of the other country (ies), liaising as necessary with that authority, on the applicant’s behalf.

The EUP65 form is an application form designed specifically for the above purpose. It is not an application form for an Irish state pension. It is only for use by residents of Ireland who have not yet reached state pension age in Ireland, but who have attained the lower state pension age in another country they have worked in. If the person is awarded a pension by that country, the method of payment is a matter for that authority. Generally, foreign institution pension payments are not facilitated through the Irish Post Office network.