Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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1021. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); if all contributions regarding their employment periods have now been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38147/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.

To qualify for IP, an applicant must have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last or second last complete contribution year before the relevant date of their claim. PRSI classes A, E ,H & S contributions are reckonable for IP purposes.

An application for IP was received from the person concerned on 13 January 2023. The Department's records indicated that she had 254 reckonable paid PRSI contributions at date of application. Accordingly, her application was refused on 26 January 2023 on the grounds that the contribution conditions for the scheme are not met. A subsequent review of her complete contribution record has now been conducted to confirm the record is correct. Unfortunately, there is no entitlement to IP in this instance.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.