Results 1-20 of 31 for carers speaker:Brian Stanley

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: While there was a great deal of money in the budget this year, it failed people with disabilities, their families and carers. The Government failed the 1,752 carers in County Laois and the 2,182 carers in County Offaly. Those are just the people in receipt of payments and, of course, there are thousands who do not get payments. Many of those are struggling to secure respite care and people...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: ...that the timeline extends until past the middle of 2028. The other issue was that of home support activity. Page 13 states that, as of July, there were 5,992 people assessed and waiting for carers. That figure seems to be sticking stubbornly at around the 6,000 mark. I ask that we get back to Mr. Gloster in the HSE and ask whether the waiting time will be affected by the issues he...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Financial Statements 2021: HSE
Special Report No. 114 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Emergency Procurement of Ventilators by the HSE
Vote 38 - Health (11 May 2023)

Brian Stanley: ...to where they live, but also that the times are as close as possible to each other. I know it is hard to always get it right, but staff retention is an issue, although not so much with the HSE carers. I know people who have left because of that. They just could not keep up with the regime. I just want to highlight that for Mr. Gloster.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Financial Statements 2021: HSE
Special Report No. 114 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Emergency Procurement of Ventilators by the HSE
Vote 38 - Health (11 May 2023)

Brian Stanley: ...the demographics. Could we look at having a national campaign to try to increase the numbers? I am told by some people in the HSE that it is the intention to try to increase the percentage of HSE carers directly employed. There are obvious reasons in terms of management and all of that and financially as well. The HSE would be doing okay with it. I ask the question of Mr. Gloster, as...

Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...for home care assistants. That is an increase of approximately 11% this year. We also know that many more people have far fewer hours of support than they require. I compliment the Laois-Offaly Carers Association on the work it does but the lack of community care alternatives has left approximately 7,000 to 10,000 people as delayed discharges from hospitals. That is not good enough....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 1091. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the criteria for means testing the carer's allowance in order to take in not just income but also unavoidable outgoings such as mortgage repayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21119/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...of people on jobseeker's allowance, the figure in this context is just over €7 million for a whole year. Obviously, fraud should not happen. The figures in respect of the State pension and carer's allowance are €1.5 million and just over €1 million, respectively, and include overpayments. People would be surprised to learn that fraud does not amount to hundreds of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Jan 2022)

Brian Stanley: 1770. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for home support hours but who are awaiting a carer in counties Laois and Offaly, respectively; and the number waiting for more than three and more than six months. [1765/22]

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...not sure whether that is the case. I ask the Minister to clarify that. The payment is welcome. The fuel allowance scheme requires changes and fine tuning. The issue raised by Deputy Naughten in respect of those on half-rate carer's allowance in circumstances where a spouse is on a contributory pension is one that needs to be addressed. There is also a need to consider part-time...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...lists, provide additional ICU capacity, increase general hospital beds and expand primary care and GP capacity. We cannot make progress without expanding GP capacity. I welcome the progress that has been made on the carer's allowance and other supports, as these people work incredibly hard and deserve recognition. Such changes are long overdue. Yesterday, low-income workers were left...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...conflict in the prison daily. They work in close quarters with no room to socially distance and they are in a very difficult situation. Some of them have raised this issue with me. I refer to family carers and those who work in day services for the intellectually challenged and physically disabled. I have visited such services through the years and I am sure the Minister has too....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Brian Stanley: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on whether the pandemic unemployment payment is to be included in the means test assessment for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5030/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: .... That is a challenge but I appreciate there has to be a pecking order. This must be based on logic, science and health. I want to address just three of the groups, the first of which is family carers, a group that has been referred to already. They really need to be higher up the pecking order. They do an important job and work with people who are in a very vulnerable position. ...

Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)

Brian Stanley: ...but also with previous Administrations and, in fact, with everybody in society. We all have a responsibility to act. Planning in this regard must extend well beyond the term of this Government or any of our political carers. We need urgent action to produce a coherent plan for diverse forms of renewable energy and power, particularly sources which complement intermittent renewables....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Mar 2017)

Brian Stanley: 157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive an outcome to a request for a review of the amount of carer's allowance entitlement. [12515/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (9 Mar 2017)

Brian Stanley: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline his plans to provide extra staff in the carer's allowance review section, which is currently understaffed and has cases received as far back as May 2016 that are only being assessed now. [12518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (23 Feb 2017)

Brian Stanley: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if carer's allowance is assessed as income when local authorities are determining rents to be charged under the differential rent scheme. [8828/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Brian Stanley: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme which has been with a social welfare inspector since 9 April 2016. [23400/16]

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: She cut the carer's allowance and the respite grant.