Results 1-20 of 69 for carers speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: ...her time and the information she has given us. As I have often said, just because someone is caring out of love, it does not mean that people should take advantage of it. What happens to carers at 66? I thank the foster carers for their evidence. In terms of the declining impact, is it possible to put a monetary value on what the payout will be? It is a small amount to pay to...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Yet the carer does not do half of the caring.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of providing a carer’s pension, at 2% contribution of the minimum annual living wage. [36586/25]

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: ...by which that will be determined? How will it be done? Will it be on an ongoing, rolling basis or will we get reports on it? Everyone is asking similar questions on the means test for carers. Will it be right up to the end of the Government, assuming, as I do not, that the Government will go full term? Alternatively, is it intended that it will be delivered before the end? We often...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if kinship carers are eligible for the back to school allowance. [31180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of introducing a long term carer’s pension. [31188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of pension provision for foster carers and kinship carers; figures to be given separately. [31200/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Leave (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the first- and full-year cost of giving family carers the right to a minimum of 20 days paid respite. [31199/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the Carer’s Allowance by €12 and abolishing the means test, assuming that abolishing the means test would lead to an increase of an additional 25,605 eligible recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of a pay-related carer’s benefit according to the same criteria as the pay-related jobseeker’s benefit. [28441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the carer’s allowance by €1. [28442/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the annual carer’s support grant to €2000, 2250 and 2500. [28444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the carer’s allowance. [28458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first and full year cost of doubling a single payment of the foster carer allowance payment. [28461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 346. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the home carer tax credit to €2,000. [25922/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (20 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €50. [25919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of introducing a long-term carer’s pension [25920/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of a once-off €50 payment to all recipients of the carer’s support grant, carer’s benefit and carer’s allowance. [25921/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: On carers.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new income disregard for the carer’s allowance that will come into effect on July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18202/25]