Results 1-20 of 20 for carers speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...to be within the Leinster House complex. Apologies have been received from Senator Marie Sherlock and Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Today's discussion is on IBEC's Better Care, Better Business report. Carers play a vital role in our society. The support and care they provide helps to facilitate much economic growth. Carers and those in need of care face several employment-related issues,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (29 May 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who was declined a carer’s allowance in January 2024 and immediately submitted an appeal, but is yet to receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24329/24]

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: This motion is about providing for those with disabilities and their carers. They deserve so much better than they are getting at the moment. They deserve the quick delivery of the services and support they need. There are more than 500,000 family carers across the State. They are tremendous people who have made great sacrifices in their own lives to care for a family member. They are...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...surprised by that as well. To return to the motion, scoliosis and spina bifida are extremely challenging, not just for the young people coping with the conditions but also for their parents and carers, who are usually the same people. The conditions can make everyday life more challenging, including when commuting and attending school. While there are obstacles that can be overcome,...

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...the struggles those with disabilities and their families go through on an almost daily basis. In my home constituency of Limerick, we have incredible disability service providers such as Family Carers Ireland, Dóchas, and Headway. Dóchas, for instance, is an autism support group that does fantastic work with individuals and their families, from family support to social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that recipients of the €500 lump sum payment for those in receipt of the disability support grant who are also recipients of the carer’s support grant are not eligible for an additional €500 lump sum payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60845/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (19 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...is the problem I am trying to raise. There are people waiting 12 weeks for decisions on initial applications for long-term payments such as the invalidity pension, the disability allowance and the carer's allowance, and people waiting up to ten weeks for an exceptional needs payment. These are good people who, in many cases, have never contacted the Department previously. Many are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 509. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that receipt of long-term carer's allowance is not considered as income when applying for a local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29615/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected timeframe for a decision to be made on an application for the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12923/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (10 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected timeframe for a decision to be made on an application for the carer’s support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since March 2020 for a decision to be made on their appeal for a carer’s allowance; and the length of time they will have to wait. [22091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that consider the carer’s allowance as part of income when calculating rent for a local authority property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (18 Jun 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it became policy for carer’s allowance to be considered part of the income of a person when calculating rent for a local authority property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (18 Jun 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that carer’s allowance is being considered a part of the income of a person when calculating rent for a local authority property in County Limerick; his views on whether it is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25412/19]

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

Maurice Quinlivan: 1314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13840/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (24 Jan 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications received in 2018; the number refused and appealed, respectively to the social welfare appeals office; the number overturned by the appeals office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3526/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Jan 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has being waiting for a decision on a carer's allowance application since March 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2813/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (22 Jan 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (29 Nov 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49850/18]

Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...two were raised by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, the deputy leader of our party. She spoke to a woman called Elaine, a mother of three children, who has a chronically ill husband and is in receipt of carer's allowance. The cost of her bin collection service is increasing from €204 to €360 per year. That is a 76% increase. They cannot afford this. Another woman called Marie,...