40. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the anomalous situation whereby persons who left the workforce after a short period to provide full-time care to a child prior to 1994, but subsequently paid over ten years of contributions after returning to work, are not entitled to the full contributory pension as they might have been had they started work at 55 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45518/15]

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40. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the anomalous situation whereby persons who left the workforce after a short period to provide full-time care to a child prior to 1994, but subsequently paid over ten years of contributions after returning to work, are not entitled to the full contributory pension as they might have been had they started work at 55 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45518/15]

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