Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is on the correct rate of pension. [47185/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned reached pension age on 14 May 2014. According to the records of my Department, they have a total of 585 qualifying paid and credited social insurance contributions for the period from their date of entry into insurable employment, 30 September 1965 to end of December 2013 which equates to a yearly average of 12 contributions.

This gives entitlement to State pension (contributory) at the current weekly rate €101.20. In order to qualify for a maximum rate of pension, the person concerned would need a yearly average of 48 contributions.

The person concerned is in receipt of the correct rate of State pension (contributory), commensurate with their social insurance record held by my Department.

I have arranged for a copy of the person’s social insurance contribution record to issue to them. 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.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.