Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

State Pensions

10:25 am

Photo of Violet-Anne WynneViolet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

5. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that foster caring for children with additional complex needs does not qualify one for full pension support, even in cases where Tusla has advised these carers they need to be on call 24-7 to support the child's medical needs and therefore one carer per household should not rejoin the workforce (details supplied); if she has liaised with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on this matter, as that Department's Minister promised in Question No. 1347 of 17 January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25424/24]

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