Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I add my support to the amendment. I cannot imagine that the cost to the State would be substantial. Does the Minister have figures for the number of secondary carers who could avail of this provision if the amendment were enacted and the costs associated with it? What Deputy Donnelly said about the Minister's response last year makes sense. Obviously this is in a controlled space. There is already provision to assign the credit to the other carer so there are measures to ensure it is paid out to those who are caring. A person who fulfils those conditions should be able to avail of the unused credit. I commend the amendment.

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