Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government and I personally value the work that carers do. As I said, this year alone €1.7 billion be spent on supporting our carers. We have done a lot, including through lump sum payments for carers, pensions for carers and major changes to the means test. Weekly payments have been increased by €29 over the past three years. I assure the Deputy that supporting our carers will be a key priority for me in next week’s budget.

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