115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person who has had to leave the paid workforce with fewer than 520 paid contributions to become a carer would be refused the State pension (contributory) despite having up to 19 years and 51 weeks’ worth of care-related credited contributions awarded in return for providing a minimum of 35 hours a week of care work. [6753/26]

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115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person who has had to leave the paid workforce with fewer than 520 paid contributions to become a carer would be refused the State pension (contributory) despite having up to 19 years and 51 weeks’ worth of care-related credited contributions awarded in return for providing a minimum of 35 hours a week of care work. [6753/26]

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