Results 1-20 of 47 for carers speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...to that? It may merit a discussion with the Minister in the House. I also wish to raise another health matter of a different kind, which is very serious. People are granted home helps, who, like carers, are vital to keeping people out of institutions and hospitals. Not only is it a great human response and the correct human response, it makes good economics as well. Home help hours...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...House on an immediate intervention in the area of fuel. This is an issue in the constituency I share with the Minister, Deputy Humphreys. I commend her on her recent initiative on access to pensions and on the carer's allowance being made available to a wider range of people. In the area we represent, there is effectively no public transport for people who work in factories and low-paid...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Before we deal with the formalities of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 I wish to welcome in a very special way Senator Clonan's son, Eoghan, and his carer, Anna, to the House. It is great to have them here and we wish them a good day in Leinster House. I also welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to the House yet again. He could nearly move in here permanently. We are dealing...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (26 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...a statement on the regulation of jet skis. I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne of the following matter: The need for the Minister of Social Protection to make a statement on differences for carers when moving from the domiciliary care allowance to carer's benefit or carer's allowance. I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter: ...

Seanad: Carer's Allowance: Motion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...years in whatever assembly I had the privilege of being - this was more pertinent in the past, but sadly it might become pertinent again, even if only on a temporary basis - that the role of the carer of people in the home was a tremendous asset to reducing unemployment. There are a number of people who would love to leave particular jobs to care for loved ones if they had the support,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...it is generally used in patients with the most significant disability and who therefore have most to gain from its use. It is worth noting that without it, people may be housebound and reliant on carers, presenting both the people in question and the State with a cost that must be factored into assessments. This issue relates to 100 patients from 10,000 sufferers of Parkinson's disease,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...remarks of Senator Mullen regarding the restrictions on church-going and church numbers. That should be looked at. The points the Senator makes around compliance stand. As yesterday was European Carers' Day, this provides us with an opportunity. This budget and these times present an opportunity for a new deal for carers, that is, an increased amount of carer's allowance, more sensible...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...and which I will turn to as often as I can on every possible occasion during this term. Covid-19 was mentioned earlier but if it has taught us anything it is that for once we should treasure our carers and home care, and provide the opportunity for people to be cared for in their own homes. I ask the Leader to make the statutory home-care package scheme a legislative priority very early...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ..., it is about the way we will cope with the dreaded second surge. We will have to be ready for that possibility and for the winter flu season, etc. There should be a radical improvement in the carer's allowance, a radical upping of the status of our carers and a celebration of them. I commend that that be part of the debate, as well as retirement villages and granny flats. As Ireland is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...for nursing homes, we need a statutory home help home care package programme for families and individuals in need. Lastly, and this is very important, we need to look at the way we treat our carers in the home. We need to improve the carers' allowance, improve ancillary benefits and make it an attractive package. The tragic overall economic and employment context might make the option...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...is to address the question of how we care for our elderly, and how we provide facilities for our elderly in terms of accommodation, retirement villages, dispersed housing, satisfactory nursing homes and, very important, that we augment and improve the role of full-time carers on the carer's allowance, make it a much more attractive package and increase and put on a statutory basis home...

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: ...be together and do things. While one cannot generalise or be simplistic about these things, it is not as easy for men to express their emotions and men's sheds provide a context for them to do so. Carers in the home should be viewed as a national asset, celebrated and valued and given every practical support in terms of finance and ancillary benefits such as a medical card, free transport...

Seanad: Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (21 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...narrowly as only being available for the personal care of those who require it. Perhaps the Minister of State could look at that. I mention it because of my practical experience of things. The carer's allowance remains important, and the increases are welcome but we need to continue to increase the allowance and to continue to make it attractive. I was glad to see that medical cards...

Seanad: National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...in that sphere. I am delighted that we could get funding and make progress on that and I ask the Minister of State to elaborate on that in his reply. I would like to see more done in the area of carers and home care packages. I believe there is much more potential here to keep people out of institutional care than is being realised. There is a cost issue and it was correctly alluded to...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ...into focus. I am conscious that the Leader was a distinguished and effective former chairman of the health committee. In that regard, I wish to have a full debate in the House on the use of the carer's allowance as a mechanism or instrument for keeping people out of hospital. Far more could be done. First, there should be more celebration of our carers in a public way. Second, we...

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ...and other reasons, make broadband critical. In addition to services and employment creation, the new budgetary scenario offers great potential to do much more to keep people out of hospitals. The carer's allowance has great potential that has not yet been realised. The budget should radically increase the carer's allowance and carers' fringe benefits. We should put the caring...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ...to provide for that debate as a matter of urgency. Last week, I raised with the Leader the issue of how we could make greater use of home help hours and home care packages and, specifically, the carer's allowance to help reduce hospital waiting lists and delays, but when replying to me he was interrupted by a point of order. I would be interested in hearing a response from the Leader on...

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (12 Jul 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ..., that many self-employed persons were left in a very bad place during the recession. I am happy that dental benefit is to be restored. An issue I commend for priority attention is the carer's allowance. The carer's allowance has huge potential, more than is realised in keeping people out of hospital and leaving them where they want to be, in their own home. It reduces hospital...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ...with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, etc., where there should be no age restrictions. Much can be done with home care packages. I agree with the sentiments of Senator Conway-Walsh in regard to carers. Large-scale reform of the home carer scheme is required. The amount home carers receive and their fringe benefits should be increased and it should be made an attractive option for people...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (16 Jun 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: The whole issue of full-time carers is an interesting one. If that were upgraded and got more status, we could create jobs. Finally, I am well aware of the achievements in spreading jobs regionally, but I am anxious that we get far more IDA Ireland itineraries into the rural areas. Will the Minister look at the shortage of IDA Ireland itineraries in areas like my own constituency of...