Results 1-17 of 17 for carers speaker:Michael McNamara

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Michael McNamara: 937. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how much was expended on social welfare supports to beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) in jobseeker’s allowance payments, supplementary welfare allowance, State pension (non-contributory), child benefit, back to school clothing and footwear allowance, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jun 2023)

Michael McNamara: 451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if plans are in place to reform the carer’s allowance criteria for persons who were self-employed for some time prior to taking time out to care full-time for family members (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31341/23]

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Michael McNamara: .... We must acknowledge that most people look for care early in the morning and late in the evening and that this poses difficulties in terms of the attractiveness of employment because many carers deal with their own families, including children, parents and dependent relatives, at these times. People like to work an eight-hour shift. It makes it difficult to provide a service on two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer's allowance, half-rate carer's allowance, carer's benefit, carer's support grant and the domiciliary care allowance, per county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McNamara: 982. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McNamara: 983. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s benefit in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer’s allowance review application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43270/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...both persons providing home help and those who are receiving home help. People providing home help go into multiple homes and, likewise, people who receive home help receive it from multiple carers. I want to ask a specific question. I agree very much with many of the points made with regard to the necessity to vaccinate people who want to be vaccinated in mental health facilities,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, yesterday the specific vulnerability of people who are in receipt of home care. They need to be specifically prioritised because they may have two to three different carers coming in every day and those carers are going into several houses every day, of necessity. As someone who has repeatedly called for testing at airports, which I first raised with...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: Does that apply to people who have carers coming into their homes?

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...correct me if I am wrong but I do not see any mention of those who are in receipt of home care. They have a vulnerability over and above elderly people generally, because two or three different carers are coming into their homes every day, and those carers are also visiting many other homes every day, by necessity. Will this group be prioritised in the roll-out of the vaccination...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Michael McNamara: ...financial pressure. The State was expecting various voluntary groups and small businesses to provide what is essentially a State service while not funding them. This budget has not done anything to address that. The issue of family carers is similar. They are under great pressure. Even now, only 35% to 40% of the services normally available to people carers look after are open....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26313/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway [25007/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Apr 2015)

Michael McNamara: 232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Michael McNamara: 315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on an appeal in respect of an application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will issue on an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52615/12]