Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I forget who mentioned it but another area that was brought up as well is the issue of the carer's allowance, where a parent has to give up work. I have a specific case where one parent has given up work, they have two kids with a diagnosis, they have a third child with autism, the father is travelling to work at 6.30 a.m. in the morning to Dublin but they are just over the limit so they are not entitled to a carer's allowance. That story is replicated in other families. We need to look at this and it cannot just be income-based, it has to be on the basis of where there is a need.