Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) is not in receipt of a full State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37677/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned reached pension age on 10 June 2008. According to the records of my Department, they have a total of 2,162 qualifying paid and credited social insurance contributions from their date of entry into insurable employment 18/04/1960 to end December 2007, equating to a yearly average of 45 contributions.

This gives entitlement to a standard State pension (contributory) at 98% of the maximum rate. In order to qualify for a maximum rate of pension, the person concerned would need a yearly average of 48 paid and/or credited contributions from their date of entry into insurable employment to the end of the last complete tax year preceding the year they turned pension age.

I have arranged for a copy of their contribution record to issue. If they consider that they have additional contributions or credits that have not been recorded, it is open to them to forward documentary evidence to my Department and their pension entitlement can be reviewed.

The person concerned is also in receipt of the over 80 allowance from 10 June 2022.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.