Results 1-20 of 84 for carers speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 101. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to increase carer's allowance by €6.50 per week. [50083/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (10 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...since the year commencing 2013 to date in 2023; if he will provide a breakdown paid to agencies and to private individuals over that time period; and the number of active and inactive foster carers and agencies as of 1 October 2023. [43514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (20 Apr 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 351. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to provide an enhanced package of resources to foster carers; if he and or his officials have undertaken an analysis of current supports; and if he will outline the way in which foster carers can access additional resources if required in the short and medium term. [18812/23]

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (7 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: ...should be that flexible working is permissible. It should not be at the whim of employers to accept or reject it. A change like this could be truly transformative, particularly for women, disabled people and carers, many of whom have been forced to give up work or locked out of the jobs market because of the absence of a statutory right to work remotely. A legal right to work remotely...

Creeslough Community: Expressions of Sympathy (11 Oct 2022)

Catherine Murphy: ...a new job as a designer in Belfast yesterday. She was about to embark on an exciting stage in her career; instead, she is being buried today. The funeral of Martin McGill, who was such a devoted carer to his mother, is also taking place today. In the course of the coming week, the country will be enveloped in a dense fog of sorrow as all ten victims - seven adults and three children -...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection social protection the number of reviews of carer’s allowance conducted by month and per county in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39438/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will raise the age for the home carers period scheme from 12 years of age to a minimum of 23 years of age for children in care based on the aftercare supports required by vulnerable children in the care of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21741/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the current cap of 20 years for the home carers period scheme could be removed for foster carers in order that it would accurately reflect the time contribution that foster carers give to foster children on behalf of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21742/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Children in Care (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that in cases in which a foster carer remains on the Tusla panel of approved foster carers and remains available for receiving a child into foster care that they continue to be included for State pension (contributory) purposes for the entire period of being on the approved panel; and if she will make a...

Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Murphy: ...the move towards remote and blended work and to show an example in that regard. If it is done right, it has the potential to transform the labour market, particularly for women, disabled persons and carers, many of whom have been forced to give up work or have been locked out of the jobs market. Remote working was put in place in a hurry because of Covid. It is not the way we would have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer's support grant by €75, €150 and €225, respectively, in tabular form. [30743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 1740. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out vaccines to home carers outside of the revised vaccine roll-out plan; and if this cohort can avail of spare vaccines at short notice. [18850/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 894. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider carers in group homes and those caring for persons with disabilities as a priority group for the roll-out of vaccines under the provisional allocation groups plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 895. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding carers in the home who are caring for persons with disabilities as a priority group for the roll-out of vaccines under the provisional allocation groups plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (13 Jan 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 896. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding additional respite resources for carers in the home who are caring for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases of carer’s allowance under review; the number of reviews commenced, per quarter, in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43237/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; if the matter will be prioritised in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25357/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...could be used to our schools back up and running? Are we talking about schools fully returning? Will be the Tánaiste specify what the term "partially back" means? Parents are now full-time carers, full-time educators and are working full-time. They are at breaking point. We need information as to how outbreaks in schools will be handled. There are so many details we need to know...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (30 Jun 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...Minister for Health if new initiatives have been provided with respect to respite care in the context of Covid-19 in view of the loss of school time which provided a type of respite for full-time carers of children with disabilities; if he has considered initiatives with the Minister for Education and Skills; if so, the initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12990/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if a specific action plan is being worked on for family carers including those that are caring for children with disabilities (details supplied); if so, the way in which this plan will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/20]