Results 1-20 of 36 for carers speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person in receipt of carers allowance will have their course fees covered when they undertake a further education course in administration through the Tipperary ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person in receipt of carers allowance will have their course fees covered when they undertake a further education course in administration through the Tipperary ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be issued with the carer's support lump sum that was issued recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider removing the means test for carer’s allowance in the case of a parent who gives up full-time employment to care for their child who is medically diagnosed as incapacitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the once-off payment for carer’s, recently announced in Budget 23, will be issued once per carer or once per care recipient similar to the carer’s support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49718/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents of incapacitated children who are in receipt of the full rate of carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48363/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents of incapacitated children who are in receipt of a partial rate of carer's allowance, but that are carrying out this work on a full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of introducing a policy in which the full rate of carer's allowance is paid to each parent in the country of an incapacitated child who is currently only receiving a partial rate of the carer's allowance payment, but is carrying out this work on a full-time basis; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take into account mortgage repayments in the means test system for the carer's allowance in cases in which the parent of a child who is incapacitated, is applying for the carer's allowance for their child on a full-time basis and they are providing this care in the home in which the mortgage is being repaid; her...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As a Government Deputy, I am proud to be associated with this budget. We have been lobbied a lot over the past couple of months. We have been in an unprecedented crisis given the war in Ukraine. We have made a very serious attempt at addressing the cost-of-living increases for those under the most pressure. At times in politics, we receive a lot of criticism and many issues are raised...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...her mother has given her she has managed to survive. However, this family are under huge financial pressure. Earlier this year the husband received a bonus at work and because of this his wife's carer's allowance was cut to €46.50 per week. She gave up a very good job to look after their child and they are saving the State an absolute fortune by looking after their child at home....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...supervisors on Tús and rural social schemes. Pension rights, pay and conditions for both schemes must be looked at seriously if we are going to keep these committed people on those schemes. With regard to the carer's allowance, many farmers look after elderly relatives. It is difficult for farmers to qualify for the allowance because of the way the hours are compiled. In...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 1113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is fair that a parent of a child who is incapacitated is only receiving €46 per week in carers allowance due to a means test, despite the person giving up a well-paid job to look after their child full-time and considering that they are saving the State thousands of euros in costs weekly by...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I wish to raise the issue of means-testing carer's allowance for the parents of incapacitated children. A case has been brought to my attention where the mother of a nine-year-old girl who cannot walk, talk or eat gave up her job to look after her child full-time. This woman left a very well-paying job to care for her daughter. The means test for carer's allowance is now affording her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Dec 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether it is fair that a woman who is in receipt of a widow's pension is only entitled to a half carer’s payment despite the fact she is caring for her daughter full-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the carer's allowance entitlement is affected by taking up the role of a census enumerator given it does not have prescribed hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56899/21]

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

Jackie Cahill: ...to ensuring the retention of staff in the childcare system, which is essential, and also to stabilising fees for parents, another core policy issue for us. Another important issue is the change to qualify for carer's allowance. It is the first time in 14 years that this has been addressed. That is linked to the €90 million for housing adaptations and means that many families...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is a single parent working 15 hours a week during the school term is entitled to the full carer’s allowance to care for their child who has autism after nine years on half carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34284/21]

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I would like to make a point to the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, on vaccine availability for carers. She has given this serious consideration. I would like to lend my voice to those comments. The past year has been very tough for many people. During this lockdown, in particular, it is clear that many people are feeling lower than ever before and are really struggling this time...

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

Jackie Cahill: ..., some of the staff have been vaccinated. It was unfortunate that other hospitals within this group received the vaccine and that Nenagh hospital was left behind. As previous speakers noted, carers need to be moved higher up the priority list. It makes no sense that the patients for whom they are caring will be vaccinated and they will not. They are an essential part of our battle...