Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Chair rightly made the distinction that I did not make clear when I put the question between those who receive carer's allowance and those who do not. There is a figure of 195,000 carers providing 6.6 million hours of care, an average of 38 hours per carer. Some are getting some kind of carer's allowance and many are not because they fall below the threshold due to their existing income, work or such.