Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of eligibility for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been ruled permanently incapable of work due to his ongoing and serious health condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31686/15]

Joan 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. Only PRSI classes A, E or H contributions are reckonable for IP purposes.

The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on the 27 July 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the contribution conditions for the scheme are not satisfied. He was notified on the 14 September 2015 of this decision, the reason for it and of his right of review and appeal.