Results 1-20 of 32 for carers speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

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

Aindrias Moynihan: 52. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to give consideration to extending the carer’s benefit to include the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when details on the carer’s pension will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54185/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Directives (23 Nov 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...referred by the European Commission to the EU’s Court of Justice for failing to fully comply with the process for implementing new rules about protecting the work-life balance for parents and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51547/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: .... These are people who deliver services to people in their homes. This keeps them out of the hospital and allows them to more independently in their communities. It also gives backup to their carer. The Cope Foundation in Macroom, for example, was to have a seven-day service well over a year ago, but it struggled to recruit people. It has taken them until now to make headway on that....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...possible and to live in their own homes with dignity. Day centres are a fundamental part and a key support in providing social interaction, advice and support to both the clients and also to their carers. Unfortunately, there is a big gap in these services around the Macroom area and the Lee Valley, in parishes such as Macroom, Kilmurry, Kilmichael, Aghinagh, Clondrohid and Aghabullogue,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Mar 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...to the health and well-being of our older population. Having access is key in enabling older people to live independently in their own communities, providing invaluable support to them and their carers. In Macroom, there has been talk over a number of years about providing the service in the old hospital grounds. While there has been talk about it, there has not been any visible...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...Kerry region remain vacant. These are vital services to support people who want to live at home and in their communities in order that they can avoid hospital. It is also an issue of backing up carers. It is an issue that is constantly raised with me in my office by people who are approved services but who cannot find people to deliver the service. The HSE has confirmed that there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are being taken to deal with the long processing times for carer's allowance; carer's benefit, invalidity pension, disability allowance and additional needs payments applications; the measures that are being taken to deal with the long processing times for reviews on the previously listed applications; the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...a vital service in supporting people who want to live at home and in their own communities, and to avoiding people having to go to hospital. The home help service is also a great support for their carers. This issue has been constantly raised by people in my office. They have been approved home help hours but staff are not available to deliver the service. The HSE has confirmed that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (12 Jul 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 684. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the payment assistance that is available for relative foster carers; the criteria that they have to meet to avail of payments available to care for the children of their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is carrying out means assessment reviews of carers given that the new arrangements of Budget 2022 are being introduced in June 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14853/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...including mental and physical health and much more. Unfortunately, maintaining physical and mental well-being, and so many other things, slipped off the radar when people were isolated, including carers and people they care for. We see much more of this in mid Cork and it is a worry. The HSE has identified a need for a daycare centre for older people around Macroom. It has identified...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Carers are very much on the front line, working up close and personal with people. Many of the people they are caring for will be getting the vaccine, but to set the minds of carers at ease, could the Minister outline the plans to ensure that they will be vaccinated quickly? Carers need to get a clear indication in that regard. I know steps have been taken, but could he indicate the plans...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (22 Sep 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full-time carers who use carer's leave from their employer can go on to access carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25105/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (23 Oct 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...at the same time, quite reasonably, caring for an elderly relative or minding children at home. Following the 2012 improvement, however, these people now find themselves excluded from claiming the carer's credit for pensionable purposes. Is there a way to modify this to allow such persons to claim the carer's credit? It is reasonable that a person farming on a small scale would also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (23 Oct 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: In much the same way as carers.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (25 Sep 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the improvements and efficiencies into the processing of carer's allowance applications; the additional resources that are being applied to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38895/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (11 Jul 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: 930. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times to process applications for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31418/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (3 Jul 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: 341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons receiving a carer's allowance by age profile in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28569/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...Many people who do not need to be in nursing homes and who would be quite capable at home just need an extra little bit of help to get out of hospital earlier. Home help is also a great support to carers and gives them a break as well. It is getting increasingly difficult for people to get access to home help. We are hearing that in all of our constituency offices. I had an opportunity...