Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the situations where unemployed persons who do not qualify for jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit can sign on for credits. [40098/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In order to qualify for jobseeker credits, a person must have entered insurable employment, have paid at least one PRSI contribution at Class A, H or P and be available for and genuinely seeking work. Legislation provides that, where a person has a gap in their insurance record with no paid or credited contributions for a period of two consecutive years, credits will not be awarded until they have a further 26 weeks of paid PRSI contributions.

Where a person does not qualify for a jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit payment, they may sign-on for credits provided they qualify for the award of credits.