Results 1-17 of 17 for carers speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I agree with and support the Order of Business for today. I commend Fine Gael, in particular, on its Private Member's motion on family carers. It will be an interesting debate, an active and robust one. I note that my colleague, Senator Tom Clonan, has submitted amendments to the motion, on which I will be speaking.I hope there will be good attendance in this House for what is a very...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...State and join colleagues in acknowledging her deep commitment to the disability sector. I also acknowledge the work of her colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, who leads the national carers' strategy. They have collaborated since the day they were appointed as Ministers of State. Anyone who observes them operating in this House, the Lower House and in committees knows they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...was a cogent, clear message and a clear ask. That is real political engagement; not the mob we had out roaring and screaming last week. We have predominantly women and some children here today but also men who are carers. It is about the importance of the child. The Jesuits used to say "Give me the boy from zero to seven and I will show you the man". I was reminded of that today and...

Seanad: Care Payments: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...She is an exemplary Minister and I am not just saying that. We do not always agree on things but she is a reforming Minister who is fiercely committed and I acknowledge that point. I thank Family Carers Ireland. It has done amazing work and its members are great advocates. It has made a pre-budget submission. I know the Minister is not in a position to talk about the budgetary...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...and set out the difficulties and concerns she has in overseeing this brief. The HSE and other authorities say they will provide those services but then the person with a disability or his or her carer do not receive the necessary supports due, usually for reasons cited as funding resources and other measures. It was very disappointing this morning when we received correspondence from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care Services (7 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, to the House for the next Commencement matter on carers in the healthcare system.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for laying out the draft Order of Business, with which I have no difficulty. I am looking forward to the debate on carers, which is timely and appropriate. Both Private Members' motions today are interesting and I hope we will have good attendance and engagement on both of them. I raise the shocking report, "Wasted Lives", published last week by the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...but I just wanted to check it with her. She might also confirm when these measures will come into effect. Will they come into effect on 1 January 2021? Section 11 provides for an increase of €150 in the carer’s support grant, raising the payment to €1,850, the highest level at which it has ever been. That must be acknowledged. That is a positive. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Carers' Strategy Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...the quality of the work and the information that goes out. This was in our paper today. I want to thank the Minister in the Minister of State's Department for the increase in the number of carers who will have the opportunity to train from 1 January 2020. It is a few additional hours. It is not a lot but it is going in the right direction. I understand that there are always demands on...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ..., as is access to employment and access to everywhere else.The motion refers to the funding models and the support for them. There is also the issue of emotional support and support for carers, families and loved ones who are visually impaired or blind people living in their homes. They too need help, care and support. It is a big ask. I thank the Fine Gael Senators for the motion. I...

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...It has come to the stage where the owner and provider of this service, the St. John of God Hospital group, had to indicate its concern. Ultimately, as Senator Devine said, it had to give notice to the carers, families involved and the staff and management in St. Joseph's and flag its concern. It would have been irresponsible of it to have left it any later to do so.It has, however,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...if we could have a few hard copies of it when the Leader comes to the House each morning. On a daily basis in my office I receive complaints from people who have great difficulty in getting the carer's allowance. I am told reliably that it takes between 16 and 26 weeks for people to get their carer's allowance application processed. The average time for the fair deal process is eight...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...again that people who work in the public sector are as equally important as those who work in the private sector. We need to support those who feel alienated and left behind. We need to support carers in all the work they do. We need more hospital beds to address the trolley crisis, and more nurses and doctors too. We need more teachers in the classrooms and more gardaí on the...

Seanad: Child Care: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...of learned responses and experiences in childhood. In addition to providing services, we must also address what occurs in child care services and children's experience of these services. Adults and carers can learn from the way in which children play and interact with each other. One can pick up signs from such observation, including weaknesses and vulnerabilities in children. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Victor Boyhan: Today I attended the pre-budget information briefing given in Buswell's Hotel by Family Carers Ireland. It was very interesting and I undertook to share some points with Members. The message conveyed at the briefing was that three quarters of carers in the State received no Government subvention. Many who are engaged in education or part-time employment for over 15 hours a week are...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise two specific issues. Both relate to the portfolio and responsibility of the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in the Department of Social Protection. The first issue relates to the carer's allowance payment and the second relates to the maternity benefit. We know that the carer's allowance is a payment to people on low incomes who are looking after persons who need care due to...

Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: ...in place under the current Government.Where is the issue of local government reform? What is the cost? Let us put away the fancy figures and talk some simple language. What does the budget do for carers, new entrants to the Garda Síochána, new primary teachers and new nurses? There are ongoing pay disputes with many of these groups. What will happen? Let us talk basics....