Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If my memory serves me correctly, the carer's allowance, although it was not increased this year, was increased last year. I think it was also increased each of the three years before that. The respite care grant, which was turned into the carer support grant, was restored back to what it was prior to the last financial crisis. On tax credits, I will come back to the Deputy. That is a matter for the Minister for Finance but we will consider an increase for the budget in October.

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