621. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the situation in relation to persons who were self-employed and paid their taxes to the Revenue Commissioners each year, which included an element for PRSI contributions, which allowed them to be eligible for the contributory old age pension but they were not aware that these contributions were building up and they did not apply for their pension on reaching their 66th birthday and subsequently applied and only had their pension backdated for six months resulting in them losing a number of years in pension entitlements to which they had contributed; if he will ensure that persons in this situation can apply for their pension from their 66th birthday at this stage where they have a full entitlement to it based on their contributions; the mechanism he will put in place to notify all persons concerned of their entitlement to a pension coming up to their 66th birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41892/16]

Summary

621. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the situation in relation to persons who were self-employed and paid their taxes to the Revenue Commissioners each year, which included an element for PRSI contributions, which allowed them to be eligible for the contributory old age pension but they were not aware that these contributions were building up and they did not apply for their pension on reaching their 66th birthday and subsequently applied and only had their pension backdated for six months resulting in them losing a number of years in pension entitlements to which they had contributed; if he will ensure that persons in this situation can apply for their pension from their 66th birthday at this stage where they have a full entitlement to it based on their contributions; the mechanism he will put in place to notify all persons concerned of their entitlement to a pension coming up to their 66th birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41892/16]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 17 January 2017

   State Pension (Contributory)

   621. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the situation in relation to persons who were self-employed and paid their taxes to the Revenue Commissioners each year, which included an element for PRSI contributions, which allowed them to be eligible for the contributory old age pension but they were not aware that these contributions were building up and they did not apply for their pension on reaching their 66th birthday and subsequently applied and only had their pension backdated for six months resulting in them losing a number of years in pension entitlements to which they had contributed; if he will ensure that persons in this situation can apply for their pension from their 66th birthday at this stage where they have a full entitlement to it based on their contributions; the mechanism he will put in place to notify all persons concerned of their entitlement to a pension coming up to their 66th birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41892/16]

   Source: written

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• State Pension (Contributory)

  xml · EN · 17 January 2017

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

• Fleming, Sean. · Asking member
• Social · Social · Addressed to

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.