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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I met with the Carers Association as part of the pre-budget forum on 16th September, 2011 and again on 12th October, 2012. These fora are attended by about thirty representative organisations, including the Carers Association. Each of the organisations has the opportunity to present their key priorities for consideration in advance of the budget. My officials meet two to three times a year...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Carers' Strategy Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for a Partnership Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. My Department provides a range of income support payments that support those who are caring in their communities for family members, friends or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Jan 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of income supports for carers including carer’s benefit, carer’s allowance, domiciliary care allowance and the carer’s support grant. The financial supports available to carers in Ireland are among the highest rates of income support in Europe. Carer’s allowance (CA) is a primary income support and its means test is one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (24 Nov 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. My Department provides a number of income supports to carers such as Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Grealish: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the up to date numbers of recipients in 2012 for each of the following: carers allowance, carers allowance recipients caring for more than one person, half rate carer's allowance, half carer's allowance recipients and name of second social welfare payment received, carer's benefit, respite care grant 2011, respite care grant recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: Since 01 September 2018 all those in receipt of either a full or half-rate Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit are automatically eligible for a GP service free of charge. There are currently no plans to extend GP visit Cards to persons specifically in receipt of a Carer's Support Grant (formerly known as the Respite Care Grant), however it is noted that many persons in receipt of this Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Since 1 September 2018 all those in receipt of either a full or half-rate Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit are automatically eligible for a GP service free of charge. There are currently no plans to extend GP Visit Cards to persons specifically in receipt of a Carer's Support Grant (formerly known as the Respite Care Grant). However it is noted that many persons in receipt of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. There are no delays in processing claims once the necessary information is provided. In January 2021 the average number of weeks to award new Carer's Allowance applications was 5 weeks and 4 weeks for new Carer's Benefit applications. Significant improvements have been achieved in reducing the average time to process claims. In 2020 the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Mar 2008)

Martin Cullen: ...the pension rights, of employees and other persons participating in the social insurance system when they are ill or unemployed. A person who is providing full time care and attention as a carer is awarded credits on the same basis as if they were out of the workforce due to illness or unemployment. Under the current statutory provisions governing the award of credited contributions,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: Supporting and recognising carers in our society is, and has been, a priority of the Government since 1997. Over that period, weekly payment rates to carers have been greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have been significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carer's benefit and the respite care grant have been introduced and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Oct 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: Supporting and recognising carers in our society is, and has been, a priority of the Government since 1997. Over that period, weekly payment rates to carers have greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carer's benefit and the respite care grant have been introduced and extended....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As of end of June 2020, there were 87,643 people in receipt of Carer's Allowance.  The projected expenditure in 2020 is approximately €919 million. A primary qualifying condition for the Carer’s Allowance payment is that the applicant provides full-time care and attention to a person in need of such care.  However, in order to support a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019) See 3 other results from this debate

Ms Catherine Bond: The optimal situation is for a link social worker to be allocated to the foster carer. As it stands, foster carers have access to a social worker. There is no gap. Foster carers have a number by which to contact Tusla if they have a concern. Foster carers generally use the Irish foster carers' helpline quite frequently. If they have a problem, they resort to our...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Mar 2008)

Martin Cullen: Supporting and recognising carers in our society is, and has been, a priority of the Government since 1997. Over that period, weekly payment rates to carers have been greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have been significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carer's benefit and the respite care grant have been introduced and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (3 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Spending in 2023 is expected to amount to almost €1.6 billion on these payments. The two principal conditions for receipt of Carer’s Allowance are that full time care and attention is required and...

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012) See 6 other results from this debate

The following motion was moved by Deputy John Halligan on Tuesday, 18 December 2012:That Dáil Éireann: recognises:— the vital contribution carers make to the economic and social life of the nation, and further acknowledges this by providing them with adequate income supports; — that carers are real and equal partners in the provision of care at every level of public...

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (28 Apr 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Hanafin: My strategy is to continue providing the greatly improved level of services and supports for carer's which this Government has introduced over the past decade. During that time weekly payment rates to carers have greatly increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carer's benefit, half-rate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (25 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Hospices affected by COVID-19. This payment is not under the responsibility of my Department. The key role of the Department of Social Protection is that of income support. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department include Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance, and the Carer's Support Grant. Spending on these payments in 2022 is expected to be...