Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 61H

Conditions for receipt

Section 61H sets out the PRSI contribution conditions that must be met to qualify for parent's benefit.

• Employed contributors must have at least 39 contribution weeks since entering insurance, plus either 39 weeks of qualifying or credited contributions in a recent complete contribution year, or 26 qualifying weeks in each of the second last and third last complete contribution years.
• Self-employed contributors must have at least 52 qualifying contribution weeks in the second last, third last, or a subsequent complete contribution year before the benefit year begins.
• Workers who have moved between employment and self-employment may use whichever set of contribution conditions they can satisfy, including 39 contribution weeks in the 12 months immediately before the relevant day.
• Anyone who has already qualified for maternity benefit, paternity benefit, or adoptive benefit for a particular child is automatically deemed to satisfy these contribution conditions for parent's benefit in respect of that same child.