Results 141-160 of 198 for carers speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (18 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of the Community and Voluntary Pillar included: - Community Platform; - Irish Rural Link;Children's Rights Alliance; - The Wheel; - Disability Federation of Ireland; - National Youth Council of Ireland; - Family Carers Ireland; - Irish Senior Citizens Parliament; - Social Justice Ireland; - Age Action; - Focus Ireland; - Co-operative Housing Ireland; - Irish National Organisation of the...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to ensure that the benefits of this recovery were felt by all. For this reason, as part of an overall package worth an additional €301 million, all weekly social welfare payments, including the carer's allowance, disability allowance and jobseeker's benefit and allowance, will rise by €5 per week, in line with the increase in the State pension.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ...welfare payments. Nonetheless, it has been seven years since many of these payments were increased. The collapse of the economy meant that we could not increase such payments. The return of growth and the economic recovery of the last couple of years are the reason we can now afford to begin to change this. Carers, the unemployed and those living with disabilities may not always have...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 9:In page 9, to delete lines 18 to 23 and substitute the following:“(a) the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2014; (b) the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001; (c) the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003; (d) the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; (e) the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 to 2012; (f) the Minimum...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (28 Feb 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the past two years in order to ensure the next one goes better? I accept that Mr. Ó Foghlú is not a medic or an expert in medical cards, but there must be somebody who looks at the processing of carer's applications and medical card applications in order to ascertain what we can do when we make the next processing change decision.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (28 Feb 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: ...locations throughout the State, including one near me in Ballymun, and there were huge delays in dealing with applications for quite a period until the system bedded down. The same happened with carer's allowance applications in the aftermath of the medical cards issue and then this happened. While I accept Mr. Ó Foghlú's point that, within the educational sphere, this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55021/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved carer's allowance; the date the application was received in her Department; if the medical element of the claim has been approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47270/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance was received in her Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the medical element was approved; when the file was sent to the inspector for the means assessment to be carried out; when a decision will be made in view of the fact that this application has been ongoing for over...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42981/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39668/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the Minister for Social Protection if the Chief Medical Assessor in her Department has reviewed the additional documentation provided by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in respect of their carer's allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39670/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39700/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39703/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the status an application for carers' allowance submitted in November 2011 by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39837/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39924/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Sep 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Social Welfare Appeals Office has indicated to her regarding a decision to uphold or reject an appeal against a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39926/12]

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36248/12]

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (19 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36249/12]