Results 1-20 of 115 for carers speaker:David Stanton

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people currently availing of carer’s benefit; the estimated cost of the benefit in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18589/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

David Stanton: ...all of their lives and who now find themselves in this position. In one particular case I am dealing with, there are adult children, including an adult child who has a disability. I am aware that the carer's allowance is disregarded, which is good. I am looking for some clarity with regard to adult children who are in households. There are other circumstances where older tenants cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

David Stanton: 764. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the payments, if any, that can be disregarded when calculating the net annual income of a household in relation to the cost rental tenant in situ scheme; if carer’s allowance, for example, can be disregarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: 203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to allowing for the admission of retired people to the newly expanded community employment scheme at a half rate payment similar to the half rate carer’s allowance payment; her future plans, if any, to allow those who are retired to take part in the scheme; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: 160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if reckonable social security contributions paid in the United Kingdom qualify a person who is providing full-time care and attention to another person in this state to qualify for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Carer's Leave (3 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: Section 6 of the Carer's Leave Act 2001 provides that employees with at least one year's continuous service are entitled to take up to 104 weeks of carer's leave. Any such amendments would likely require primary legislation. I am conscious of demands on parents at this time and hope that the additional measures to support working parents that I have introduced in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Carer's Leave Entitlements (5 Mar 2020)

David Stanton: Section 6 of the Carers Leave Act 2001 provides that employees with at least one year's continuous service are entitled to take up to 104 weeks of carers leave. Currently, there is no provision to transfer the entitlement to carer’s leave.   While there are no plans to amend the Carer's Leave Act, the Government is very cognisant of the needs of families and in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (22 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...2013 (S.I. No. 81/2013). The Directive is repealed with effect from 2 August 2022 by Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers.

Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: .... That is the substance of what we propose. At this point, I will say a few words on European Union work-life balance directive and its relationship with this Bill. The directive, which concerns work-life balance for parents and carers, was formally adopted on 13 June 2019 and came into force on 1 August. It requires member states to provide for four months of parental leave, two months...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Dementia Strategy (25 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...longer. The strategy seeks to enable people with dementia to maintain their identity, resilience and dignity by recognising that they remain valued, independent citizens who, along with their carers, have the right to be fully included as active citizens in society. The Understand Together campaign has raised public awareness of dementia and has promoted the inclusion and involvement in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (6 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...and benefit will be set at two weeks for each parent initially. The Government is committed to increasing both leave and benefit to seven weeks by 2021.  The new EU Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers provides for paid parental leave of nine weeks. Seven weeks of these must be introduced by 2 August 2022.The remaining two weeks must be introduced by 2 August 2024. ...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...account the loss of productivity or the loss of trained and experienced staff members from back offices. When the extra eight weeks are added to existing provisions, namely, maternity leave, paternity leave and carer's leave, and existing parental leave entitlements, the impact becomes greater on employers. The Office of the Attorney General has highlighted the issue of the cumulative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: ...Parental Leave Act 1998 allows parents working for the same employer to transfer up to 14 weeks of their unpaid parental leave entitlement from one parent to another.  Similarly, section 6 of the Carers Leave Act 2001 provides that employees with at least one year's continuous service are entitled to take up to 104 weeks of carers leave.    The focus of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (12 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Convention on the Constitution, in its Second Report which was published on 8 May 2013, recommended the amendment of Article 41.2 by making it gender-neutral to include carers in the home and carers beyond the home and that the State should be required to provide a “reasonable level of support” to ensure that carers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (10 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Convention on the Constitution, in its Second Report which was published on 8 May 2013, recommended the amendment of Article 41.2 by making it gender-neutral to include carers in the home and carers beyond the home and that the State should be required to provide a “reasonable level of support” to ensure that carers shall not be obliged by...

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: ...18 weeks to 26 weeks. Doing so will place a financial and administrative burden on employers in its own right, but add these eight weeks to the existing provisions for maternity, paternity and carer's leave and existing parental leave entitlements, and the burden becomes significantly bigger. As I will discuss later in further detail, the Office of the Attorney General has highlighted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (19 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: ...adopting a phased approach; - Estimate the likely costs arising; and - Align any proposals as much as possible with a European Commission Proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers which is currently under discussion at working group level under the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. The interdepartmental group is currently working on a policy approach and I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (17 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: ...adopting a phased approach; - Estimate the likely costs arising; and - Align any proposals as much as possible with a European Commission Proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers which is currently under discussion at working group level under the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. The interdepartmental group is currently working on a policy approach and I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (17 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: ...adopting a phased approach; - Estimate the likely costs arising; and - Align any proposals as much as possible with a European Commission Proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers which is currently under discussion at working group level under the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. The interdepartmental group is currently working on a policy approach and I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (27 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has approved drafting of a Family Leave Bill, which will consolidate all existing family leave legislation such as parental leave, carer's leave, maternity leave and adoptive leave into one Act while making necessary amendments and improvements.  There will be an opportunity for any anomalies, such as the one that the Deputy has...