Concerns over 40-year target to qualify for state pension

Concern about plans to reform the state pension has been raised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

The Government is proposing that 40 years of social insurance contributions will be required to qualify for a full pension.

Congress social policy officer, Dr Laura Bambrick, said a 40-year target failed to take into account the impact of legacy issues still evident in the contribution records of workers nearing pension age.