173. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on making a provision for the backdating of credits for women who took time out from the workforce prior to 1994 - when the homemaker scheme was introduced - to raise their families in order to enable those women to accumulate the required 520 contributions to qualify for the full State pension; the number of women that would be affected by this backdating; her views that this will have a very serious impact on these women's retirement income; the cost to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40252/14]

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173. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on making a provision for the backdating of credits for women who took time out from the workforce prior to 1994 - when the homemaker scheme was introduced - to raise their families in order to enable those women to accumulate the required 520 contributions to qualify for the full State pension; the number of women that would be affected by this backdating; her views that this will have a very serious impact on these women's retirement income; the cost to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40252/14]

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