Results 1-20 of 20 for carers speaker:James Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Leave (30 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the current criteria regarding carers leave/benefits (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18784/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (5 Dec 2023)

James Lawless: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine a matter in relation to the carer's bonus payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53238/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (31 May 2023)

James Lawless: 179. To ask the Minister for Health whether plans are in place to address the lack of carers available in north Kildare, specifically Kilcock, Kill and Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26516/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will qualify for a carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2022)

James Lawless: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider asking councils not to consider working family payment and carers’ allowance when calculating rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Carer's Leave (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: 433. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if carer’s leave can be amended in order that there is an option to take it sporadically instead of one block given that this would be very helpful for parents who have to take their children to various doctors' appointments throughout the year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

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

James Lawless: 892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the carer’s benefit allocation of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the current listed position regarding family carers to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6346/21]

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

James Lawless: ...morning. Dental nurses, dental hygienists and dentists themselves are in a healthcare setting. They are performing emergency work in many cases but they are not currently on any list. Family carers are another. Professional carers have been mentioned, but where do family carers, where somebody is looking after an elderly relative, a person with special needs or somebody who requires...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: ...with which we are not happy. It was not our budget and we would have liked to have seen many things changed. We are disappointed that there are no primary welfare payment increases for pensioner couples, carers and people with disabilities. We welcome the increase in targeted measures such as the living alone allowance, the fuel allowance, the qualified child increase and the increased...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (15 May 2018)

James Lawless: 535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20904/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (20 Sep 2017)

James Lawless: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether in cases in which one parent is in receipt of carer's allowance for a child and then passes away, the system should allow for an automatic or at least smoother transfer to the surviving parent rather than requiring a new application, which brings additional stresses in addition to financial difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

James Lawless: 1485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will investigate the delay regarding a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 May 2017)

James Lawless: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a carer's allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23575/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for appealing decisions on carer's allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application regarding the full rate of carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [38982/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal of an application for a carer's allowance in respect a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (6 Oct 2016)

James Lawless: 20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting times for carer's allowance applications; the current waiting time on a standard application; his plans to address the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: 251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will prioritise and grant an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (26 May 2016)

James Lawless: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, including if he will expedite and approve it. [12239/16]