Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if representatives from her Department have met with trade unions representing healthcare workers with long-Covid since June 2022 regarding their pay arrangement; if so, the dates of those meetings; if any of these meetings were cancelled by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15231/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Representatives from the Department have not met with trade unions representing healthcare workers with long-Covid regarding their pay arrangements. Furthermore, there are no records of any such meetings that were scheduled or cancelled by Departmental representatives.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible for her Department to make contact with their counterparts in the UK with a view to determination of entitlement to a UK pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15257/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Under the social security arrangements between Ireland and the United Kingdom, the respective authorities exchange social insurance record details for pension entitlement assessment purposes.

The person concerned will be 66 in 2025. An electronic copy of their Irish record has been forwarded on their behalf to the UK authorities.

Calculation and payment of a UK pension is a matter for the pension authority in the UK. The person concerned can follow up directly with The Pension Service, Pensions & Overseas Directorate, Tyneview Park, Whitley Rd, Benton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE98 1BA, England or contact them directly on 00441912187777

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.