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Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Hanafin: ...group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, with secretariat support provided by my Department, undertook work, including a public consultation process, to develop a National Carers' Strategy. While a number of drafts were produced covering the areas outlined in the terms of reference, a final text was not completed by the working group. Faced with the current economic situation,...

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (11 Mar 2009)

Mary Hanafin: ...group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, with secretariat support provided by my Department, undertook work, including a public consultation process to develop a National Carers' Strategy. While a number of drafts were produced covering the areas outlined in the terms of reference, a final text was not completed by the working group. Faced with the current economic situation, it...

Carers Support Services: Motion. (5 Oct 2004) See 21 other results from this debate

Breeda Moynihan-Cronin: I too welcome the Bill and pay tribute to Deputy Penrose for the huge amount of work he has done in this area. The carers of Ireland are truly the forgotten people of the Celtic tiger. Seán Lemass said that a rising tide lifts all boats. I assure his successors in Fianna Fáil that the Celtic tiger tide has done nothing to improve the lot of carers in Irish society. The most up-to-date...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Séamus Brennan: ...to a situation where a person is not eligible for the respite care grant because she is employed for more than 15 hours per week. From June 2005, the annual respite care grant was extended to all carers who are providing full-time care to a person who needs such care regardless of their income or whether they are in receipt of carer's allowance or carer's benefit. This arrangement was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 797 and 814 together. The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers who get Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. It can also be paid to certain other carers providing full-time care. The number of individuals who received a Carer's Support Grant payment each year 2016 to 2023 (year to date) is shown in Table...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: Support of carers has been a priority of Government since 1997. Payments to carers have been greatly improved over that period and qualifying conditions for carers allowance have been significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended, and new schemes such as carers benefit and the respite care payment have been introduced. The further development of support for carers continues...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (12 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: It is important to acknowledge that carers play a key role in our society. The importance of their contribution is reflected in the range of significant supports provided by my Department to support carers in their caring role and ameliorate the financial burden of caring – indeed it is worth pointing out that the income supports that carers receive from my Department are among the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (30 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy.  The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Over 135,000 carers benefit from regular income supports and combined spending on these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion. The value of income transfers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The two principal conditions for receipt of Carer’s Allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided, and that the means test which applies is satisfied. Carer’s Allowance is primarily aimed at carers on low incomes who look after certain people who need full-time care and attention. While the age and the level of care required by those being...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Respite Care Services (10 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: The Government published a national carer strategy in 2012 to signal its commitment to recognising and respecting carers as key care partners and to respond to their needs across a number of policy areas. The contribution that carers make is critical to our society. The Department, in meeting its commitments under this strategy, provides a range of income supports to assist with the...

Caring for Carers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Lowry: Family carers across Tipperary and the country in general are one of the greatest assets to healthcare. They are undervalued, unappreciated and all too often overlooked. Despite the service they provide, they consistently remain on the bottom rung of the ladder when it comes to recognition. We can never hope to pay family carers their true worth. No price can be placed on love, compassion...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019) See 4 other results from this debate

Brendan Ryan: It is difficult to follow Deputy Penrose. The Labour Party has always been a strong advocate for our carers. and with this motion, we seek to address outstanding issues impacting the daily lives and well-being of carers, such as the means-testing attached to eligibility. We are also asking the Government to conduct a study of the income and living costs of carers to ensure that income...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2005) See 3 other results from this answer

Séamus Brennan: There are now 23,915 people in total receiving either carer's allowance or carer's benefit. Some 21,001 of these are in receipt of carer's allowance at the maximum rate and another 2,233 are on reduced rates. A further 681 people are currently in receipt of carer's benefit. The Central Statistics Office, CSO, included a question in the 2002 census to identify the number of persons providing...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Marie Moloney: .... People say it takes courage to vote. It takes courage also to support a measure, particularly when you have worked so hard. As Senator Bradford said, he may have spoken more often about carers because he has been longer in the House, but carers have always been my focus since entering the House. I met the Carers Association as did everyone else. I have their budget briefing with me...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government recognises the important role that family carers play in Irish society and is fully committed to supporting them through a range of supports and services.  My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (14 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant.  Combined spending on all these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion.   The Carer’s Allowance is the main scheme by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Carers Strategy Status (16 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The contribution that people provide in caring for members of their own family is critical for society. It was for that reason that the Government last year adopted the National Carers Strategy with a view to giving greater public recognition to carers and their work. Carers receive significant income supports from the Department of Social Protection so that people can continue living at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Government decision yesterday was that this will apply only to employees of the State, but that includes agency workers working for the State. There are different types of carers, as the Deputy knows. There are HSE carers, carers who work for agencies, family carers who are in receipt of carer's allowance and carer's benefit and family carers who are not in receipt of those benefits....