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Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (6 Mar 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...leave to care for their child. This has increased from two weeks' leave per child when this Government took office. Furthermore, my Department has introduced the right to request flexible working for parents and carers as part of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, due to be commenced later this week. Care is a fundamental value in our society. We must acknowledge...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...were present. They came from every corner of the county and a few travelled from outside. They were from every walk of life and of every political persuasion. Some had organised babysitters and carers and others had taken time off work. It was clear this was a group of people who had stories that needed to be heard and they were looking for somebody - anybody - to listen. The stories...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: ...to foster caring are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, More widely, this Government acknowledges the important role that carers play and is fully committed to supporting them in that role. Accordingly, the current State pension (contributory) system provides for a range of measures including PRSI credits,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: ...a long time discussing respite, rehabilitation and the pathways for patients out of acute hospitals back home again. As we know, Clifden District Hospital provides respite beds to allow family carers in the community a welcome break. At present, admissions to Clifden District Hospital have unfortunately been paused due to the lack of staff availability. HSE community healthcare...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024) See 28 other results from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: At the outset, I thank my colleague, Deputy Pauline Tully, for bringing forward this motion. We certainly need a more humane approach for people with disabilities and carers. We need to work to make a real and lasting difference in people's lives. I know there will be lots of carers and people with disabilities looking in tonight, and as often happens, the picture that is painted is so...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Michael Collins: ...with disabilities. Their tireless dedication goes beyond mere duty. It is a labour of love and a sacrifice, yet these caregivers find themselves subject to means testing when it comes to the carer's allowance. That is not a favour they are doing. It is a vital job that saves the State. It is an incredible thing that two days before Mother's Day, on International Women's Day, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: ...the protest last Saturday what their demands were. They explained that they have four demands, namely: counselling to be available in every region; more inpatient beds; more education for carers; and more accurate statistics. It is not known how many people in the State suffer from eating disorders. I would like the Taoiseach to comment on those four demands.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Mary Lou McDonald: ...that the provision of care for vulnerable citizens is not the responsibility of the State are entirely wrong. They are, of course, very informative because they go some way towards explaining why carers have been so badly treated, why they have been left behind time and again and why so many find themselves burnt out and in a desperate lifelong battle with the system in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (5 Mar 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on what work he is undertaking with respect to banks and financial institutions accepting disability allowance and carers allowance as income when an individual applies for a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why 'S' class contributions do not quality for carer’s payment; if there are any exceptions to this rule; if there is consideration around changing this; and if not, why not. [10056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (5 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Fitzmaurice: 442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when maintenance payments to carers will be disregarded as means for social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10237/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...the purpose of the means test. Any amounts over €375 are assessed in full. This disregard is available to all DA recipients who engage in employment and there are no restrictions on the hours worked each week. Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and...

Report of Joint Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (29 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...professionals. Our work in this area is not done. I am committed to making more progress to ensure skilled and dedicated early years educators are paid their worth and can remain in the sector. Allowances for carers have continued to increase. From January this year, there has been an increase in weekly social welfare payments, with the maximum rates of carer's allowance and carer's...

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...in Cork, with pilots across five sites in CHOs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. Support from these hubs is designed to be over a short period as they provide targeted and intensive interventions with flexibility to respond to different young people's needs, or parent or carer needs. Ensuring that mental health legislation is modern and person-centred and that the human rights of anyone, child or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...placements for children in the care of the State. This is due to a number of factors, including difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff, difficulties in maintaining the number of foster carers, the complexity of the presentation of some children presenting to Tusla, and the unprecedented number of separated children seeking international protection who require Tusla services....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...because, where a person in receipt of homecare has a fall, has been moved to hospital or has gone on holidays, there can be challenges for those delivering the care. Issues can arise over whether the carer who turns up should be recompensed for doing so and, therefore, there is a considerable challenge, and change cannot happen soon enough. The Minister and I are clear on this and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

...foster care. Similar to the residential strategy that we developed, one of the things that we did and put an awful lot of time into back in 2022 - and I personally met between 500 and 600 foster carers during that period - was to look to see what did our strategy need to be to sustain 90% of children in foster care or even seeking to improve that percentage. One part of that was around...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...Hubs is designed to be provided to young people over a short period of time, as they provide targeted and intensive interventions with flexibility to respond to different young people’s or parent/carer needs. In response to the Deputy's question, the HSE has also committed to offering all Nursing and Health and social care graduates permanent contracts of employment in the HSE. It...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Flexible Work Practices (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...for parents of children under 12. The Act also includes provisions to transpose Article 9 of the EU Work Life Balance Directive and provide for a right to request flexible working for parents and carers. Separately, the Government brought amendments to the Bill at Report Stage to incorporate the provisions of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021 into this Act. The right to...