Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Conditions for receipt.

[1952, Sch. 4; 1970, Sch.; 1978 AM, s. 13]

89.—(1) The contribution conditions for invalidity pension are—

(a) that before the relevant date the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 156 contribution weeks since his entry into insurance, and

(b) that before the relevant date the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 48 contribution weeks in the last complete contribution year before that date.

(2) In this section “relevant date” means any date subsequent to the completion of one year of continuous incapacity for work where the insured person has entered into a continuous period of incapacity for work and he is subsequently proved to be permanently incapable of work.

[1952, s. 14]

(3) Regulations may provide for modifications of the contribution conditions set out in subsection (1) but, where such regulations are proposed to be made, a draft thereof shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House.

[1952, s. 66B; 1970, s. 16]

(4) Contributions paid under the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1952, by or in respect of an employed contributor may be taken into account in such manner and subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed for the purpose of the satisfaction by him of the contribution conditions for invalidity pension.