Results 1-20 of 218 for carers speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2024)

Willie O'Dea: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer's allowance was payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Oct 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45192/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Feb 2023)

Willie O'Dea: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way an overpayment of carer's allowance was calculated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8177/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 250. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason that carers and nurses who work in a healthcare setting (details supplied) are not being considered for the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; if he will review this decision in light of the fact that these nurses and carers cared for the elderly residents throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has a claim for arrears of carers allowance has been refused as this person is only working 16 hours and the extra hours of income was holiday pay he was owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Oct 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 541. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he recognises the outstanding contribution that foster carers make to Irish society; his plans, if any, to increase the rate paid for the fostering allowance, which has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2022)

Willie O'Dea: 605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) was withdrawn by the carer's allowance section after they had submitted it in March 2020; the reason that there has been no communication since with the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jun 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a carer’s allowance in view of the fact that it has been marked urgent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (28 Apr 2021)

Willie O'Dea: 655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was only granted a reduced carer’s allowance on means grounds as a result of a court settlement payment to their spouse; if consideration will be given to changing the way means from capital are calculated in view of the move towards negative interest rates; and if she will make...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wage Subsidy Scheme (25 Mar 2021)

Willie O'Dea: ...fact, it will probably cost the State to put them on the scrapheap. Many of the people in question are now in middle age and I do not envisage them getting work again. Some of their parents and carers are infirm and elderly and are literally pleading with their local representatives to do something to save their employment so they can continue to have something to get up for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51189/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (26 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in respect of a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48704/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) that is ongoing since January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48716/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: ...is allowed to work an extra three and a half hours, the means test would have to be increased accordingly. In the case of a couple, for example, they might have €665 per week. This means that if a carer works more than 15 hours and earns a bit more money, it would be of limited use as it would come off the carer's allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47030/19]

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Willie O'Dea: ...at the same time to compensate other people who have lost out as a result of the fear of a no-deal Brexit, such as pensioners who do not live alone, people forced to live on disability income, single parents among whom poverty is rampant, and carers? Another example of something that I fundamentally disagree with is the Minister's usage of an increase in the fuel allowance as the...