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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: ...How will the €4,000 help them? The Government is trying to fool the people but, like the man who came out in the pouring rain to me last Saturday, they are waiting for the Government on the doorstep. Speaking of the carers, the Government has been desperately unfair to those people, given the great work they and the home helps do. Then there are the beds that are closed in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: ...to prevent the report being furnished to Caitlin's mum. When we think of the Grace case, this is another example of a vulnerable young woman who was preyed upon while in the care of the State. As a carer and a parent, this is your worst nightmare: to hand your child over to the care of others and to have them violated in this way. This is David and we are Goliath. Given all of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Progress on Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

...of one of the subsidiary reports from the Department of Finance. It is not front and centre in the messages that people are listening to. People are listening very carefully to the messages on carers grants and disabilities. There would have been an opportunity to say that this contributes to the goals of gender equality and stuff. However, we are not making that connection for people....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: ...to take their driver theory test, including supports for dyslexia and illiteracy challenges. Special assistance needs can be requested when booking the theory test by calling the Theory Test Carers team on 0818 606 106. My department has no plans to grant an amnesty for drivers who have expired paper-based licences.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Leo Varadkar: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s allowance; how many of these are full-time (24/7) carers; how many are not full-time as they have other jobs (noting this is permitted up to 19 hours a week); and if she had considered a higher payment for full-time (24/7) carers relative to those who have other jobs in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: 286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason foster carers are exempt from the back-to-school allowance, given that these children are in the care of the State; if she will agree that the State help fund their return to school; if she will ensure that foster carers are entitled to this payment and pension contributions for their years of fostering; if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: 294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals to carer’s allowance refusals received in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022. 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of appeals that were successful in each year; and the number of appeals in which the original decision was upheld in each year. [39895/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Willie O'Dea: 297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for carer's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39908/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Niamh Smyth: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will look at abolishing the carer’s allowance threshold (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public transport services provided by the State, and some private transport services, for those eligible under the scheme. The Free Travel Scheme is available to all people aged over 66 living permanently in the State. Applicants who are under 66 must be in receipt of a qualifying payment in order to qualify for the scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cathal Crowe: 323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if officials from her Department will urgently pass all elements of a case file relating to the refused carer’s allowance payment made by a person (details supplied) to the Office of the Ombudsman, in order that a determination can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40136/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of carers that will benefit from carer's allowance becoming a qualifying payment for fuel allowance from January 2025, by county, in tabular form. [40172/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2024) See 8 other results from this answer

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the carer’s support grant who qualify on account of receiving domiciliary care allowance only and who do not receive either carer's allowance or carer's benefit. [40247/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Home Help Service (8 Oct 2024)

David Cullinane: 419. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of patients on home support waiting lists for a carer at the end of each quarter of each year 2019-2024, inclusive; and the breakdown, by length of wait, in tabular form. [39664/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...such as this Scheme, which is aimed at supporting socially-economically disadvantaged students, will have an impact on cohorts such as low-income families, lone parents, teen parents, widows, members of the Traveller and Roma communities, persons with disabilities and carers. This new initiative will open access to higher education to many underrepresented groups who cannot participate in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...following the publication last July of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs MMC recommendations. My Department is leading on the development of a corresponding action plan, which will include the development of new carer pathways and other training. Collectively, the measures outlined above are playing a very important role in responding to the skills requirements of industry.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...welfare payments but the Government did not do that. There was no mention of establishing a model 3 hospital with an emergency department for the mid-west, no mention of the abolition of the means test for carers and no pension resolution for foster carers. We need the Leap card 90-minute fare to be extended to County Clare. Those in Kilmihil are paying a whopping €81 to get to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...have a substantial cost-of-living package complemented by core social protection allocations from the Minister for Social Protection that are very specifically focused on people with disabilities, their carers and their families. This Government wants to do more, particularly to support improvement in front-line interventions for those who have been waiting too long.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (3 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...have been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years (1040 weeks). If the person concerned has been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years, they can apply for long-term carers contributions (LTCC). If the criteria are met, the equivalent of paid contributions may be attributed to cover gaps in their contribution record. The periods of caregiving do not need to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Oct 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a carer's allowance may be made payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39595/24]