Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an application by a person (details supplied) for the State pension (non-contributory). [49583/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned reached pension age on 19 April 2008. An application for the state Pension non-contributory was received on 21 January 2008.

Their entitlement under the state pension non-contributory was assessed. However, as the qualified adult payment was financially more beneficial than the state pension non-contributory, they continued to receive that payment.

On 24 February 2022 an application for State Pension (contributory) was received.

According to the records of my department, the person concerned has a total of 832 reckonable contributions from 1988 to 2008. Based on this record the person concerned has a yearly aver of 42 giving entitlement to state pension (contributory) at the weekly rate of €248.30 plus €10.00 per week over 80 allowance. The state pension (contributory) was initially awarded from 29 July 2021.

Following a review, the state pension (contributory) has been awarded from 19 April 2008, the date of their 66th birthday. Details of the revised decision issued on 05 October 2022. Arrears have been calculated and will issue to the person concerned.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.