Results 121-140 of 1,376 for carers speaker:Regina Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. Once claims are in payment, the Department periodically reviews them to ensure that there is continued entitlement.  Depending on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2020 (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...by €2 per week, bringing its value to €686 over the course of the fuel season for 370,000 households. I also introduced a disregard for Blind Welfare Allowance in social assistance schemes means tests and  provided for an increase in the hours that carers can work or study outside the home from 15 hours to 18 and a half hours per week.  These increases and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...with individual scheme business sections, co-ordinates and manages all referrals for assessment to the Medical Assessors. The Department offers a number of schemes on illness, disability; carers and occupational injury and applications vary in volume and frequency both yearly and seasonally. High volume and resource intensive schemes like Domiciliary Care Allowance and Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. To qualify the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment paid by my Department to full time carers. The person concerned was awarded the 2018 and 2019 Grants on 4 October 2019. Written notification of this award was sent to her that day. An amount of €3,400 (€1,700 for 2018 and €1,700 for 2019) was sent to her nominated bank account on 10 October 2019. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I can confirm that arrears of carers allowance due from 6 December 2018 to 5 June 2019, for the amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. My department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 9 August 2019. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. The person concerned was in receipt of carer's allowance until 31 October 2019, at which time it was stopped as the care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unfair Dismissals (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: .... There are currently no provisions contained in the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015 to provide that a person cannot be dismissed from their job on the grounds that they are claiming the carer's allowance. The Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 provides that a carer can work or study outside the home to a limited extent while still receiving the allowance. From 6th January 2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: Firstly I would like to offer my condolences to Ms Miskells family at this difficult time. 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. My department received an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 21...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 23 July 2019, in respect of two care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. A person is deemed to require full-time care and attention (FTCA) where they require from another person continual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 22 March 2019. A person can be considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme.  These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators.  There are currently approx....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 25 July 2019. The application...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 19 July 2019. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I confirm that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 19 June 2019. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 23 April 2019. A person can be considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 24 April 2019. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that...