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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The key role of my Department is to provide income supports where an income need may arise due to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The key role of my department is to provide income supports where an income need may arise due to unemployment, illness/disability and caring...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Séamus Brennan: The underlying objective of my Department's information policy is to ensure that all citizens, including carers, are made aware of their entitlements under a broad range of social insurance, social assistance and other supports and are kept informed of changes and improvements as they occur. My Department provides a range of information leaflets and booklets for carers. These include, Carer's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant (23 Apr 2013)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on carers has increased significantly in recent years. In 2013 it is estimated to be €776 million compared with an estimated outturn of €771 million in 2012. The expenditure on carers in 2012 included: €509 million on carer’s allowance; €24 million on carer’s benefit; €135 million on the respite care grant and; €103 million...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The key role of my department is to provide income supports where an income need may arise due to unemployment, illness/disability or caring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Combined spending on these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion. A primary qualifying condition for the Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports to carers provided by my Department include Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance, and the Carer's Support Grant. Spending on these payments in 2022 is expected to exceed €1.5 billion. In acknowledgement of the crucial role that family carers play in our society I introduced a number of measures as part of Budget 2022 in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Respite Care Grant (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The Carer's Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers by my Department. The annual grant of €1,700 is available to all carers providing full-time care to an older person or a person with a disability, regardless of their means or social insurance contributions. It is not means tested and is assessed on the level of care being provided by the carer. On 4 June 2020,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, carers provide an invaluable role in supporting family members in the community and it is important to recognise their contribution to society. The role of carers in society has to some extent not been fully recognised in the past but this situation is changing with a number of initiatives being introduced to address the needs of carers. The Department of Health...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (11 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: The contribution that people provide in caring for members of their own family is critical for society. It was for that reason that the Government last year adopted the National Carers’ Strategy with a view to giving greater public recognition to carers and their work. Carers receive significant income supports from the Department of Social Protection - indeed it should be noted...

Social Welfare Code. (14 Dec 2006)

Séamus Brennan: Supporting and recognising carers in our society is and has been a priority of the Government since 1997. In that period, weekly payment rates to carers have been considerably increased, qualifying conditions for carer's allowance have been significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes, such as carer's benefit and the respite care grant, have been introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (1 May 2013)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on carers has increased significantly in recent years. In 2013 it is estimated to be €776 million compared with an estimated outturn of €771 million in 2012. The expenditure on carers in 2012 included: €509 million on carer’s allowance; €24 million on carer’s benefit; €135 million on the respite care grant and; €103 million...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (9 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Spending in 2023 is expected to amount to almost €1.6 billion on these payments. As part of Budget 2022, I introduced significant improvements to the means test for Carer's Allowance. These were the first...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports provided by my Department include Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance, and the Carer's Support Grant.  Over 135,000 carers benefit from regular income supports and spending on these payments in 2021 is expected to be in the region of €1.5 billion.  The value of income transfers to family carers has increased by over 50%...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (19 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The five priority issues identified in the correspondence from the Carers Association are: · "Hands off" the half rate carer's allowance and the respite care grant; · Protect carer's allowance and carer's benefit and address anomalies in qualifying criteria; · Enhance and support carers' health and wellbeing; · Provide comprehensive supports for family carers, including young...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Joan Burton: In the recently published National Carers’ Strategy my Department committed to recognising the needs of carers by the provision of income supports. My Department currently provides a range of supports for family carers including carer’s allowance, carer’s benefit and the annual respite care grant, as well as secondary benefits such as free travel and household benefits....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (25 Sep 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department provides a range of income supports to assist carers. These include Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer's Support Grant. The 2018 Revised Estimates provide an allocation of over €1.18 billion for these schemes (€789.1 million for Carer's Allowance , €35.9 million for Carer's Benefit, €153.1 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department provides a comprehensive range of income supports to carers including carer’s benefit, carer’s allowance, domiciliary care allowance and the annual carer’s support grant. The total expenditure on carers in 2016 is estimated at €912 million. Carers also receive additional support in the form of free travel and household benefits (for those who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes. I wish to address the issue of carers. It is time that we cared for the carers. Some 355,000 people, or one in ten adults, are unpaid carers in Ireland. Only 81,071, or one in five, of those carers receive carer's allowance. They save the State the massive sum of €10 billion each year. The Government spends almost two and a half times more on the nursing home fair deal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Data (8 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Benefit is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for someone in need of full-time care and attention. A person may be eligible for Carer's Benefit if they have enough PRSI contributions. This and other care-related supports, such as the Carer’s Allowance payment and the Carer’s Support Grant, provide recognition and support for the valuable...