Hi there,
I have 30 years in the UK, fully paid up and entitled to the full UK pension.
Now, we moved back home to Ireland nearly 2 years ago and I am now 51, so I have 15 years to go until pensionable age (which will give me just shy of 17 years or 884 contributions) here in Ireland. I see some information about the Irish pension being payable at to me once I reach 66, if I make 520 contributions or 10 years. Now, my questions are:
1, 520 contributions, or 10 years, are these weekly contributions, as it does not state that anywhere. If I make the 17 years, will I get a proportion of the state pension or full as it seems to imply full.
2, Given that I do make the 520 contributions, will I be eligible to claim both my UK and Irish pensions separately.
Thanks peoples.