Search for carers speaker:Regina Doherty segment:7159264 (KildareStreet.com)

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (19 Jun 2018): Regina Doherty: The Deputy would have to ask. The carers allowance and all of our schemes are statutory schemes. I appreciate that it does not seem to make sense to the lady who has already applied successfully for the full carers allowance for her son. When she makes an application for her daughter, despite the fact that it is only half a carers allowance it is still a new application and under the...
Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (19 Jun 2018): Regina Doherty: ...be made on entitlement to domiciliary care allowance, evidence of the additional care needs of the child must be provided and examined. Similarly, before a decision can be made on entitlement to carer's allowance, evidence of the care recipient's care requirement, the level of care the carer provides and the carer's means must be provided. In respect of disability allowance, evidence of...
Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (19 Jun 2018): Regina Doherty: I agree with the Deputy. I acknowledge the value of the work of carers and their commitment to the people for whom they care. The Deputy and I are well aware that this country could not afford to pay carers if it wanted to do so. There is a huge debt of gratitude owed in everything we do. To be fair to the Government and its predecessor, we have taken some small measures to try to show...

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