EU law has provided for social security provisions for more than 30 years. They are set out in Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009. More information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Social Welfare. Most agreements provide that a period of incapacity for work during his stay in the other country must be counted as if he were in Ireland for the purpose of determining the duration of the incapacity for work. Although not provided for in the Quebec Accord, the general principles of equal treatment must be understood as including this provision. You also have the right to access social security benefits on the same basis as citizens of the state in which you are located. The governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland have entered into a bilateral agreement to ensure that these rights continue to be protected. When calculating your entitlement to an Irish social security payment under EU rules, all your eligible contributions from countries covered by the rules will be aggregated. They can be used with your Irish contributions to help you qualify for a payment. Before coming to Ireland, you should check with the local social security office in the country where you work to get the relevant documentation you need to bring.

For state pensions, the DSP asks for your social security contribution history directly from the other state. If the contribution requirement is met, it does not matter where the death of the parents took place and where the orphan is located. (Bilateral agreements do not provide for a residency requirement similar to that provided for in EU regulations.) If you have worked in more than one country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement, your entitlement to an Irish social security payment will be assessed separately under each agreement. Contributions under different bilateral agreements cannot be combined, but must be calculated separately. The calculation that provides the highest amount is paid. New Zealand and Ireland have a social security agreement. The agreement covers the following benefits and pensions: For more information on your Irish social security record, please see: The Department of Social Protection is responsible for the administration of the Irish national social security system, i.e. social security and social assistance. The department is divided into 2 main parts: If you come from a country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement, your pension rights from the other country are protected when you move to Ireland. It is possible to receive a pension from Ireland and one or all other countries.

You may be able to use your insurance records from Ireland and the other country to qualify for a state (contributory) pension. Australia and New Zealand use periods of stay from the age of 16 instead of contributions. The agreement with Canada covers the periods of residence that apply to their retirement provision if contributions to the Canada Pension Plan have not been paid. In those guidelines, references to ”social security contributions” or ”periods of insurance” should be understood as referring to periods of residence giving entitlement under the legislation of those countries. If you are a British or Irish citizen residing in the other state, you have the right to access social housing, including assisted housing and homelessness assistance, on the same basis as citizens of that state. Both governments are committed to taking steps to ensure that this remains the case. Over the years, a number of EU regulations have dealt with the coordination of social security systems. The existing EU regulations, namely Regulation (EC) No 883 of 2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987 of 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 883 of 2004, both entered into force on 1 May 2010 and replaced Regulation (EC) No 1408 of 1971 and Regulation (EC) No 574 of 1972 respectively.

There are several bilateral agreements between Ireland and the United Kingdom, the oldest of which was concluded before the accession of Ireland and the United Kingdom to the then European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973. These previous bilateral agreements were consolidated into the new agreement, which entered into force on 1 October 2007, and this agreement applies mainly to people who have worked in areas of the United Kingdom that are not part of the EU, namely the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou). The payment of the tutor (contributory) requires only 26 paid contributions. Irish contributions in classes A, B, C, D, E, H and S count. The contribution condition can be met in a parent`s diary, but not on a combination of the two-parent protocol. . In the event that one of the parents does not fulfil the conditions for eligibility for Irish contributions alone, social security contributions paid in a country with which Ireland has concluded a bilateral agreement may give entitlement to the payment of a person as guardian. Ireland has concluded bilateral agreements with 3 states that also fall under the provisions of the EU regulations on the coordination of social security systems, namely Austria and the United Kingdom, which are also members of the EU and Switzerland, to which EU regulations generally apply. .