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Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Ossian Smyth: ...junior cycle pupils across Ireland. In addition to the cost-of-living measures announced by the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, a further social protection package for 2024 worth almost €1.1 billion will support those who need it most. Individuals in receipt of a weekly social protection payment will receive an increase of €12 per week. The carer's allowance means test...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul McAuliffe: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the home carer tax credit to €2000 per annum. [44050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...payments provided support people who cannot earn an income, or can only earn a limited income, and who have no other means or resources to rely upon. In this regard my department supports family carers directly and not through the mechanism of onward funding through a third party. The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Creed: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an application for carers allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44059/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (10 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...since the year commencing 2013 to date in 2023; if he will provide a breakdown paid to agencies and to private individuals over that time period; and the number of active and inactive foster carers and agencies as of 1 October 2023. [43514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 458. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to update the National Carers Strategy; when he expects the strategy to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43465/23]

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (5 Oct 2023)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the end of each academic year. Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the measures in place to recruit and retain foster carers. Senator Rónán Mullen - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the work of the Interdepartmental...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Children in Care (5 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State will be aware that there are around 6,000 children in care in Ireland, and about 90% of those are in foster care. Foster carers are individuals who have a passion for what they do and they care for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society. I know the Minister of State will have met many of them as...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Verona Murphy: ...is not getting better. Removing the supports she currently has at home means that her sister's job is in jeopardy because she cannot do the night shift and work all day. The sister is her primary carer and is not in receipt of a carer's allowance. She has a full-time job with the HSE. We have to support these people. When Mr. Gloster says to me the governance in certain areas is the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: Changes to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to address skills shortages in Ireland’s care workers and home carer sector were announced by my Department on 16 December 2022. A quota of 1000 permits was made available for this sector. Applications for General Employment Permits (GEP) in respect of these roles can only be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 352. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that regular and programmed carer service continues to be available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43425/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Patricia Ryan: ...has been diagnosed with cancer and is simply unable to continue. My office team and I are contacted regularly by older people who have been granted care that has not been fulfilled or where if a carer is out sick, the family must step up at short notice. When my office contacted the HSE and the Minister, the silence was palpable. Older people are struggling with many issues. It is time...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (4 Oct 2023)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Donaghmoyne, County Monaghan. Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the measures in place to recruit and retain foster carers. Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee - The need for the Minister for Finance to allow for the exemption of land being used for agricultural or horticultural purposes from the residential...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bríd Smith: ...for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will commit to increasing the carer’s allowance income disregard from €750 to €1,000 for couples and from €350 to €500 for single carers, with subsequent increases in the following years. [42872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...of living challenges the Government provided the following supports for older persons: October 2022Autumn Cost of Living Double Payment will be paid to Social Protection recipients including all Pensioners, Carer's and people on Disability PaymentsNovember 2022€400 Lump Sum Fuel Allowance Payment to all households receiving the Fuel Allowance€200 Lump Sum Payment for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (4 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: ...Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be approved for a person (details supplied) to cover the cost of their grandmother’s funeral as this person was their carer for the past five years and has limited means and cannot be expected to cover any of the cost; and if she will expedite a positive response. [42975/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Patricia Ryan: ...;s allowance, she acknowledges that this would exclude most part-time jobs or part-time course, as these usually are minimum 20 hours per week; if the 18.5 hours limit could be increased to allow for carers to take up part-time work or to upskill with part-time courses. [43098/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (4 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bríd Smith: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate funding in budget 2024 to extend the national treatment purchase fund to include timely assessment for both child and adult psychological services, as committed to in the programme for Government, and extend it to include occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy until backlogs are cleared; if he will fully fund...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...launch of the Model of Care for CAMHS Hubs has taken place, which provide intensive brief mental health interventions to support CAMHS Teams in delivering enhanced responses to children, young people and their families or carers, in times of acute mental health crisis. The HSE CAMHS Hubs have commenced implementation on a pilot basis. Further recruitment into teams associated with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: The applicants fall into three different categories. The first is priority one, where the applicant is terminally ill, needs a full-time family carer or where adaptation of facilities will allow discharge from hospital. Most of the applications I deal with are priority two, where people are mobile but need assistance in accessing washing and toilet facilities and bedrooms, and where,...