Results 1-20 of 88 for carers speaker:Colm Burke

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Colm Burke: ...the life course are fit for purpose and to develop a costed implementation plan for options to optimise these supports. Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders will be a central component of the work of the commission, including a reference group of relevant stakeholders, older people and carers. This will enable us to build on the policies and programmes in train to support...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 743. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: 369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the current position where a person is in receipt of carer’s allowance, and they are also working part-time, but due to hospitalisation are not able to work for a period of time; if there are proposals to amend the current system that does not allow them to qualify for illness benefit; and if she will make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion (7 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations this morning and for all the work they are doing in this area, which is challenging. We talk about family carers and the need for them to receive support. One of the problems that has arisen, in particular as it has got more difficult since Covid, is with them getting a break, in other words, two weeks of respite care. What information are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion (7 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: ...the witnesses make for the people who are providing home care? For instance, I have an issue at the moment where a lady is spending four to five hours every day with her elderly mother and her carer's allowance, even though it was only €130 a week, has been withdrawn. I do not understand why it has been withdrawn. We are dealing with an appeal at the moment. I wonder about the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to arrange for jobseeker’s allowance to be restored to a person (details supplied) who is currently unemployed, has applied for carer’s allowance and as a result the jobseeker’s allowance was immediately removed, even though 4.5 months later no decision has been made on their carer’s allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: ...for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that future tender invitations for home support services will include mileage payments to homecare workers (as is the case for HSE employed carers); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: .... To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to enable hospitals to block book home care hours, in order to enable providers to plan strategically and ensure that there are carers available to support timely discharge of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 1160. To ask the Minister for Health if will give due consideration to incentivising providers and carers to deliver care in rural areas (similar to the Australian Modified Monash Model which measures the remoteness and population size on scale of 1-7, i.e., major city to very remote); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47636/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new system to enable long-term carers to qualify for a State pension will take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46186/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (29 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the home support waiting list for funding and for carers in each month of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, for each LHO and CHO, broken down by those waiting for a new package and those with an existing package waiting for additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31762/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the income means threshold for carer’s allowance given the cost-of-living increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration would be given to review the reasons that a person (details supplied) was unsuccessful in their carer's allowance appeal despite having acted upon the reasons for their initial refusal and providing sufficient documentary evidence as confirmation of their new circumstances; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 131. To ask the Taoiseach if he will include a young carers section on the Census form, to ascertain and enumerate the level of care provided by young carers relating to their role in providing physical or emotional support to family members with a long-term illness, health issue, or issue related to old age or disability [13744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 342. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the granting of enhanced tax credits specifically targeted at young adult carers, to enable them to remain in the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 779. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sponsor a campaign for the purposes of raising awareness among teaching and related professionals of the challenges facing young carers, such as extra responsibilities, the need for more academic support and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13741/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: ..., Integration and Youth if he will give consideration to the establishment of a cross-departmental working group for the purposes of examining, assessing and coordinating the needs of young carers, to be carried out under the auspices of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adding the specific family circumstances of young carers as a ground for determining eligibility for SUSI grants for third level and further education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adding the specific family circumstances of young carers as a ground for determining eligibility for HEAR grants for third level and further education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting aside funding for the financing of dedicated educational bursaries for young carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13743/23]