Written answers

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Department of Social Protection

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement in respect of invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the person's position has been determined on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22894/15]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.

To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete contribution year before the date of their claim.

The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 19 November 2014. The person concerned was ineligible for IP under national legislation on the grounds that the contribution conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. EU Regulations provide that insurance contributions made in any other EU Member State may be aggregated with Irish contributions in order to satisfy the contribution conditions for payment of a pro rata IP. A request was sent to the Slovakian social security authorities requesting his Slovakian insurance record. Receipt of this information confirms that the person in question satisfies the contribution criteria under EU Regulations.

As well as satisfying the contribution criteria, a person must satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. He was notified on the 9 June 2015 of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of review and appeal.

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