Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory); the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Applicants for State pension non-contributory must be aged 66 or over, be permanently residing in the State, satisfying the habitual residence condition and a means test.

The following tabular statement shows the numbers of recipients at the end of each year, reflecting a gradual downward trend as more people have sufficient contributions to qualify for State pension contributory.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.