state pension- 2 questions

[stanley]

I am 32 and in a well-paid job with a state pension.
I have 2 questions. The first is that i worked outside ireland for 2 years- can I and should I buy back that time on my pension?
The second is with regard to AVCs. Do they apply to state pensions and are they tax efficient?

 

[ajapale]

Hi stanley,

in a well-paid job with a state pension.

Are you a civil servant? or an employee in the wider public sector (ie local authority, teacher, health boards, guard or prison officer? or perhaps in the commercial semi state sector (ESB, Bord Gais etc)?

Or maybe you are are employed in the private sector and are relying on the contributory old age pension?

ajapale