Results 1-20 of 45 for carers speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Allowance, and certain social protection payments, where the social protection payment is secondary to income from employment or a pension/allowance. However, other social protection payments including Carer's Allowance, which are considered shorter term in nature, are not considered when determining an applicant's annual reckonable income. The minimum annual reckonable income...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and different approaches are taken to rent setting across local authorities. Accordingly, decisions regarding the sources of income included and disregarded for rent assessment purposes, including the Carer's Allowance, are a matter for individual local authorities. My Department has no role in this regard. The Housing for All Action Plan Update, published in November 2022, commits to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: As Deputy McAuliffe has rightly said, the grant will be paid out for 125,000 carers. The overall cost of this grant is expected to be in the region of €260 million. Very importantly, the Government is committed to enhance the State pension provision for carers who have spent more than 20 years of their lives caring. This is part of our response to the Government's Commission on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with Deputy Nolan completely. Carers carry out an incredible role across the State in looking after loved ones. Even if we set aside the financial costs, the work they do and their commitment to it is something we absolutely support. In my response to Deputy McAuliffe just now I mentioned the additional grant payment that is being paid out to 125,000 carers at a cost of €260...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...not included in the determination of income for eligibility. The following taxable social welfare payments are also disregarded for the purposes of calculating gross income for eligibility purposes. - Carers Benefit - Carers Allowance - Community Employment Schemes Generally, social welfare payments would not be considered as part of repayment capacity. However, certain long-term State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...State pensions and certain social protection payments, where the social protection payment is secondary to income from employment or a pension. However, other social protection payments including Carer's Allowance, which are considered shorter term in nature, are not considered when determining an applicant's annual reckonable income. That said, the scheme qualifying criteria,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in the rest of the country. Annual gross income as reported for the previous tax year is used to determine income eligibility of the applicant(s) for the Local Authority Home Loan scheme, i.e. taxable income. As Carer's Allowance is a taxable source of income, it is included in the determination of income eligibility. My Department is currently reviewing the Local Authority Home Loan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...needs of a member of a household. The funding of fixed track hoists is not provided for under the scheme as they are prescribed medical device appliances which require the assistance of trained carers for their safe operation. My Department is continuing to engage proactively with the Department of Health and the HSE on this issue. The objective of reaching a suitable resolution on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...schemes and different approaches are taken to rent setting across local authorities. Accordingly, decisions regarding the sources of income included and disregarded for rent assessment purposes, including the Carer's Allowance and Working Family Payment, are a matter for individual local authorities. My Department has no role in this regard.  Housing for All commits to developing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for those on modest or low incomes who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It is a successor loan to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan which was introduced in February 2018. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022 for first-time buyers and fresh start...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...; Blind Pension; Invalidity Pension; and Disability Allowance. The long-term nature of the payment must be confirmed by the Department of Social Protection or other relevant Government Department. Carer's Allowance is not taken into account as income for repayment capacity for local authority lending. As noted above, social welfare payments may only be considered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (31 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...household income that is reckonable or disregarded for rent purposes under each rent scheme is a matter solely for the respective local authorities. This includes the treatment of different allowances, such as carer's allowance, which can vary from one local authority to another, and my Department has no role in this regard. 

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of household income that is reckonable or disregarded for rent purposes under each rent scheme is a matter solely for the respective local authorities. This includes the treatment of different allowances, such as carer's allowance, which can vary from one local authority to another, and my Department has no role in this regard. 

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability scheme household income is calculated based on the combined annual gross income in the previous tax year of both the owner of any property, together with that of his or her spouse and each member of the household in full-time occupation of the house where such a member is aged 18 years or more, or, where he or she is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 582 together. The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. Section 30 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides that the Minister may set out a minimum income required to purchase under the scheme. The minimum...

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: ...it, particularly the need to examine whether Article 40.1.2° should be removed from the Constitution or amended. It will specifically look at the role of those who care and the interaction of carers and parents with children, parental care and parental leave. This is a very important matter to be looked at in modern Ireland. In general terms, criticism aside of the citizens'...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (20 Nov 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit application that was applied for in July 2018 by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48259/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 1047. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/18]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Fáil which was agreed in this House. It was agreed unanimously, with the abstention of Government Members. It was announced this week that the Government will partially address the anomaly by introducing a home carer's credit and letters will be issued to ask for evidence of those affected and asking them to liaise with the Department so the anomaly can be addressed. While this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of an appeal regarding his Department's decision on a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/16]