Results 1-20 of 20 for carers speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (29 Nov 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the various supports for carers in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58868/22]

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...to check on people who are cocooning, dropping off shopping and dealing with prescriptions and dropping them to people in isolated areas. They are serving as a lifeline by delivering other necessary equipment or materials where needed, for example, personal protective equipment for use by home carers in Letterkenny and care packages to elderly members of the public cocooning in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (4 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána including personnel, and I, as Minister, have no role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Health (15 May 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...individual assessment, and appropriate interventions can then be provided. The Psychology Service in Dóchas Centre has regular contact with community mental health agencies where appropriate, as well as the families and carers of those in custody. Where clinically appropriate, Irish Prison Service Psychologists may provide time-limited community intervention(s) to support the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...shortly. Gender equality is an important issue. That aspect appeared to be pushed aside almost immediately by an alternative consideration and concentration on the matter of care, caring and carers. Of course the issue of caring is really important but the fact that many commentators did not consider it sufficiently important to have a debate on an issue of women's equality is somewhat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I do not accept that. As Minister for Justice and Equality, I have to say that the whole issue of care, caring and carers is a matter for the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty. I acknowledge her record in this area. I put it to the Deputy that we have a strong record in responding to the childcare needs of parents. The Minister, Deputy Zappone, received substantial increases in funding in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...stated at that time that they were the parent of a minor EU citizen child.  This application was refused on 04 July 2013 as the person concerned had failed to establish that they were the primary carer of the minor EU citizen child concerned.  As such, they were informed the provisions of the CJEU Judgment in Chen did not apply in their case. The person concerned made a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...22.8 Clerical Officer 616.7 Services Officer 89.9 Total 1953.4 In addition to the above, there were 12.5 staff on secondment and 54.9 staff on long-term unpaid leave, such as career break or carer's leave. There are a number of technical/professional grades in the Department and these figures are included with the equivalent grade above.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: ...the current placement is meeting the child’s needs and any health, mental health and educational needs. Similarly, the Agency will invite the professionals and other individuals, for example, the foster carers who have been involved with the child, to the case review. Where the child is old enough they will also be invited to the review. Again, given the importance of any decision...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (1 Jul 2014)

Charles Flanagan: ...reads the records about the child where the child is living in a residential centre. Children depending on their identified need may be placed in foster care either with relatives or general foster carers, residential care, high support, special care or other placement types. The majority of children are placed in long term stable placements and over 92% of children are placed in foster...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (24 Jun 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Young people who leave State care are entitled to advice, guidance and practical support. This is delivered in partnership with the young person, his or her family, foster carers, social workers, key residential social care workers and other statutory, community and voluntary agencies. Approximately 450 children leave care annually. Aftercare is the planning and support put in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (5 Jun 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Young people who leave State care are entitled to advice, guidance and practical support. This is delivered in partnership with the young person, his or her family, foster carers, social workers, key residential social care workers and other statutory, community and voluntary agencies. Approximately 450 children leave care annually. Aftercare is the planning and support put in place to meet...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

Charles Flanagan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the carer's allowance section at present is only dealing with applications lodged last July or August; her plans to deal with the backlog with a view to speeding up the process in view of the difficult financial situation many persons find themselves in; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Feb 2012)

Charles Flanagan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give a date when a decision will be reached regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9052/12]

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (16 Nov 2011)

Charles Flanagan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a sum of €500 per child is currently being deducted from foster carers in respect of payment to cover fostering expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34961/11]

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Charles Flanagan: ...contribution and add my voice to earlier speakers who condemned the Government's actions with particular reference to the section of the Bill we are debating, section 3, and specifically about carers and those in receipt of the pension for the blind. There is an eerie irony that this issue is being debated in the Dáil on the same day that bank executives and senior bosses who contributed...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Oct 2010)

Charles Flanagan: ...cracks because of a lack of after care service makes a mockery of all the effort put in while the child was in State care. Advocacy groups state that regardless of their best intentions, foster carers require an after care service for the young people who live with them regardless of how capable such a young person might be. The support may be financial until the young person starts...

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (6 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of potential foster carers or parents who have applied to the Health Service Executive midlands each year for the past three years; the number who have been subjected to assessment; the number of those who have been assessed as suitable or appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38987/08]

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Charles Flanagan: ...hell will the sick and vulnerable of counties Laois and Offaly face in the era of cutbacks? The Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, spoke about child care, for which he is responsible. Foster carers in counties Laois and Offaly have received correspondence that I regard as offensive. They have been informed that a stinging swathe of cuts would result in costs heretofore incurred by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Dec 2007)

Charles Flanagan: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the value for money review of social welfare payments to carers was completed; the value of the saving to the Exchequer generated by the implementation of the conclusions from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33794/07]