PQ 5
20 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the anomalies created by the averaging system with regard to insurance payments as a result of which a person with only a few years' contributions can get a full old age pension, but a person who has paid for 20 years, intermittently, may not qualify at all because of averaging; if he intends to take any steps to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 November 1990
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22 November 1990 · Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
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Eamon Gilmore
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22 November 1990
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20 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the anomalies created by the averaging system with regard to insurance payments as a result of which a person with only a few years' contributions can get a full old age pension, but a person who has paid for 20 years, intermittently, may not qualify at all because of averaging; if he intends to take any steps to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 November 1990
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
20 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the anomalies created by the averaging system with regard to insurance payments as a result of which a person with only a few years' contributions can get a full old age pension, but a person who has paid for 20 years, intermittently, may not qualify at all because of averaging; if he intends to take any steps to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/1990-11-22/5/
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