Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am not expecting the Minister to make policy on the floor of the Dáil. I ask her to take away my proposal and think about it. There are a category of people who will be cut off and whose allowance will then be restored within a period of six months. I do not believe this is necessary. The Minister may have the power to operate on either side of that by not cutting people off. That type of thing has been done in the past. I ask the Minister to go away to think about that. It is possible to resolve this. The carer's allowance is very important to me too because a large number of carers, despite their sacrifice and efforts, are living in very constrained circumstances. There is a lot of hardship in many instances and many carers are older and thinking about the years to come. Will the Minister provide an update on the carer's pension? The calculation process was due to kick in in January 2024. Is that still the case and will she give us an update on it?

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