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Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Jennifer Whitmore: ...xe1;il term. While home care hours and funding have been increased since 2020, waiting lists remain stubbornly high. In February more than 5,500 people were approved for a home care package but no carer was available. I do not know if the Minister of State has ever had the experience of getting a letter through the door to say that a loved one is entitled to care but unfortunately...

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...accommodation, and the Department has no idea when that will be. There is also the issue that if you have to give up work because you cannot get school places there is means testing for the carers allowance and the prospect of lost income and lost employment. It should have been mentioned that Greg and Nicola are both SNAs, so as well as not being able to get school places for their own...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...back in. This is, of course, having huge impacts on small businesses and our economy. It is having huge impacts on our healthcare service and the ability to retain much-needed healthcare staff, including nurses and carers. It is impacting on our older people who need support in their home if they are not able to get access to the healthcare and the support from carers they need because...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (8 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I extend a special welcome to the friends of Senator Clonan - the guests, parents, carers and disabled citizens, all of whom are advocates for disability rights. Céad míle fáilte. This is an important day for them. This is Committee Stage of the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023. It is to adjourn at 5.30 p.m.,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Robert Watt: It is up to individuals who are the carers, the medical advisers, of people with those conditions and are making those decisions on their behalf. We will come back on the numbers. They are modest but that does not necessarily mean that they are too small. We will come back with detail on the numbers and a note on the timeline for the review.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...in, or at risk of, energy poverty through the Warmer Homes Scheme. Budget 2024 also introduced a total €2.2 billion suite of once-off Cost-of-Living supports, to assist families, pensioners, carers and people with disabilities. This included a new Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme III through which €412.83 (exclusive of VAT) was credited to each domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Connolly: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 20 February 2024, to provide an update on the long-term carers’ contribution scheme; the number of applications received to date; the number approved; the number rejected; the number pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20174/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: ..., in general, access to a free travel pass for those aged under 66 is linked to a person being in receipt of certain primary Social Protection payments such as Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Carers Allowance, Blind Pension and Partial Capacity Benefit. As part of Budget 2024, I was particularly pleased to extend access to Free Travel to people who are medically certified as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) has been approved. [20261/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Fleming: 309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the position if people can apply to have credits towards their pension while they were in receipt of carer's allowance for many years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20386/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection about an application for a carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20543/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Griffin: 318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in County Kerry (details supplied) can requalify for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20561/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a carer’s support grant in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20695/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cian O'Callaghan: 330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reassess the means test threshold for carer’s allowance, where people who are providing care are at risk of falling below the poverty line and require higher support from Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Carer's Leave (8 May 2024)

Richard Bruton: 450. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered extending unpaid leave to carers to take time off to undertake care needs, or to support employers in offering flexibility around such arrangements. [20430/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if there are particular restrictions on overtime for HSE carers for home help at this time compared to the restrictions which ordinarily apply; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...is a Programme for Government commitment. It is expected to be published in the coming months. The new policy will consider both the needs of people with a serious illness and that of their carer. It will address service demands arising from the projected increase in Ireland’s older population, and the number of people with life limiting conditions who would benefit from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...his views on the reckonable income directions under Section 24 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 sent to local authorities in December 2023; the reason persons in receipt of carer's allowance would be disregarded for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which payment has been refused in respect of carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); if her case can be fully and independently examined without reference to previous decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Class D contributors are currently entitled to widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension, guardian's payment (contributory), occupational injuries benefits, parent's benefit and carer's benefit. In contrast, civil and public servants recruited from 6 April 1995 pay a class A social insurance contribution of 4% on their weekly earnings and their employers pay...