(1) A contribution (in this Act referred to as a 'long-term carer's qualifying contribution') shall be attributed to a person for State pension (contributory) purposes, where, in respect of not less than 1,040 contribution weeks -

(a) he or she had attained the age of 16 years but had not attained pensionable age or deferred pensionable age, as the case may be, and -

(i) was resident in the State, or

(ii) was a person referred to in section 219(2),

(b) he or she was not engaged in insurable employment or self-employment other than employment specified in paragraph 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 for State pension (contributory) purposes,

(c) he or she -

(i) was residing with and providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person or a qualified child, or

(ii) subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed, was not residing with but was providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person,

(d) he or she was not in receipt of -