Results 1-20 of 198 for carers speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, means tested schemes are in place across a broad number of Government Departments to determine eligibility and rates payable for certain payments and supports. Means tests seek to ensure that scarce resources are allocated in a manner that reflects the policy objective of the scheme and allocate the available resources as effectively as possible to those most in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to acknowledge the deputy's interest in the issue of benefit take-up; and note that the deputy has raised this issue recently in relation to a number of specific benefits and tax reliefs including Working Family Payment, Carer’s Support Grant, the Household Benefits Package, and tax allowances and reliefs. In relation to this question concerning benefits across...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...it is important that we continue with our efforts to get ready to sign this very important protocol, which we acknowledge will be important to those with disabilities in our country and to their carers. On where the process stands at the moment, we had originally planned to progress ratification of the optional protocol after the conclusion of our first progress review in the existing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...McDonald. They have also approached Deputies on all sides of the House. Through our constituency work, of course, we are all deeply familiar with the challenges that are there for families and carers looking after young children, teenagers and young adults who are experiencing mental health difficulties and, at times, many other vulnerabilities and needs in their lives. The...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...floor of the Seanad, he is due a response, which I will provide. I thank Senator Dolan very much for her recognition of the value of the social welfare payments, particularly how we support our carers in their roles and the challenge with nursing homes and the availability of places. The Senator will be aware of the information showing the availability of nursing home beds across the...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: .... This includes: for an individual in receipt of a weekly social protection payment, I am providing for an increase of €12 per week; and to support those with a disability further and to support our carers, I am increasing the carer's allowance means test disregard to €450 for a single person and €900 for a couple, allocating additional funds to provide free travel...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...social welfare payment, will receive a once-off double week cost-of-living support payment to all qualifying social protection recipients. This will be paid in January and will include pensioners, carers, those on disability payments and jobseekers.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: To support those most in need, a special one-off payment of €400 will be made before Christmas to those who receive the carer’s support grant, disability allowance, blind pension, invalidity pension and domiciliary care allowance. This is a budget that makes concrete progress in ensuring that Ireland is one of the best places in the world to be a child. A double payment of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...raised this matter that efforts will be made to contact Dolores and Timmy, in conjunction with the Deputy, to see if help can be given. Regarding his point on a review of the means test limit for carer's allowance, that is looked at in every budget. It is regularly raised with my Department by the Department of Social Protection. I am sure that will happen in the forthcoming budget,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interest Rates (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Business Energy Support Scheme was also extended and enhanced. €500 million in targeted and temporary expenditure measures will provide supports for families with children, low income working families, carers, those on disability payments and pensioners. These measures include:A €200 lump sum to long-term social welfare recipients A €100 per child lump sum child...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., I would note that there are a range of leave options that can be applied for by all civil servants including work-sharing, shorter working year, domestic leave, career breaks and where appropriate carer's leave. The approval of applications for such leave are a matter for the relevant employer.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...amounting to almost €1.3 billion, almost €500 million of which relates to expenditure measures to help people on fixed incomes like pensioners and social protection recipients, including carers and people with disabilities. The package provides a €200 lump sum for long-term social welfare recipients, which refers to lone parents, low-income families, carers, those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and society of the kind of change that we need to accelerate our ability to decarbonise our economy. The specific matter that the Deputy has raised regarding home help, home care and domiciliary carers who are car-dependent is, as I hope the Deputy will appreciate, a very specific matter for the Department of Health. However, I will continue to look at the work it is doing in that area....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interest Rates (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...€2.2 billion, was a major part of this Budget. It included: - a double week of social welfare schemes,- a fuel allowance lump sum of €400,- a once-off payment of €500 to those in receipt of the Carer's Support Grant, Disability Allowance, Blind and Invalidity Pensions,- a €200 living alone allowance lump sum,- a €500 working family payment lump sum,- a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (14 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...that the credit played a role in supporting and incentivising the labour market participation of single and widowed parents but recommended that the credit should be allocated to the principal carer of the child only. A feature of the One-Parent Family Tax Credit was that it could be claimed by multiple individuals in respect of the same child, resulting in an unsustainable position. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and persons in civil partnerships. The main personal tax credits (personal credit, employee tax credit and earned income credit) are also being increased by €75 from €1,700 to €1,775 (4.4% increase). The home carer tax credit is also being increased €100 from €1,600 to €1,700 (6.3% increase). Further, the 2% rate band ceiling for USC will also...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to married persons and persons in civil partnerships. The main personal tax credits (personal credit, employee tax credit and earned income credit) are also being increased by €75 from €1,700 to €1,775 (4.4% increase). The home carer tax credit is also being increased €100 from €1,600 to €1,700 (6.3% increase). Further, the 2% rate band ceiling...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...partnership couples to choose whether to be jointly or individually assessed, there can be a difference between the tax liabilities incurred by such couples on the same household income, depending on the method of assessment chosen. However, in lieu of fully transferable rate bands, a Home Carer Tax Credit may be claimed where one spouse/civil partner works primarily in the home to care...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of the appropriate tax credits and standard rate band allocations. However, given the circumstances outlined in the details supplied, the person may be eligible to claim the Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit (SPCCC) and an additional standard rate band of €4,000. These are available to a single person where they are the primary carer of a child who is either, under 18 years...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and basic personal tax credit, which are valued at €36,800 and €1,700 respectively for the 2022 year of assessment.   Where the couple have qualifying children, the single person child carer tax credit may also be available. A qualifying child for this purpose means: - a child born during the year of assessment; - a child who was under the age of 18 at the...