168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 22 October 2025, if he will review again the case of a person (details supplied); the reason the publicly available guidance on Gov.ie and Citizens Information states that the homemaker’s scheme “can help you qualify for the State Pension (Contributory)”, when his official reply to the Parliamentary Question states that homemaker’s disregard and home caring periods cannot be used to meet the minimum full-rate contribution requirement; if he will clarify the way in which citizens were expected to understand this distinction; if, in light of this ambiguity, he will instruct his Department to conduct a senior-level review of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68354/25]

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168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 22 October 2025, if he will review again the case of a person (details supplied); the reason the publicly available guidance on Gov.ie and Citizens Information states that the homemaker’s scheme “can help you qualify for the State Pension (Contributory)”, when his official reply to the Parliamentary Question states that homemaker’s disregard and home caring periods cannot be used to meet the minimum full-rate contribution requirement; if he will clarify the way in which citizens were expected to understand this distinction; if, in light of this ambiguity, he will instruct his Department to conduct a senior-level review of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68354/25]

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