James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 31 May 2016, the position regarding extending this allowance to the European Patent Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44912/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The position remains as set out in the reply provided by my predecessor in response to your previous question. The complexity of the Court of Justice ruling on the impact of employments with an international organisation when calculating entitlement to social security old age pensions, requires extensive examination.

My Department is discussing issues arising from this case with other EU member states. It is not possible at this stage to determine the outcome of these discussions. As previously indicated I will be in contact with the Deputy on resolution of this matter.