Results 1-19 of 19 for carers speaker:Mark Ward

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Mark Ward: ...'s citizens that Dublin was not safe? Was it distracted when Dublin burned two weeks ago? As a father whose children also attended a Gaelscoil, I was appalled by the barbaric attack on three children and their carer outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire. The level of destruction and lawlessness that followed that attack in my city last week was unacceptable and inexcusable but this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale behind a person who is receiving the State pension and is carer for their partner not being entitled to receive the full-rate carer's payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46925/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: 797. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person can apply to become a carer for two persons, for example, a husband and wife; the process, the criteria and the number of hours per week for two persons combined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (13 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons with dementia and or their families, carers and so on are eligible for the parking permit to allow them to park in disabled parking spaces in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62270/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for this interesting and informative discussion. It gives a balance in the context of previous discussions the committee has had about foster carers. It is interesting and important to hear the perspective of the parents of children in foster care and the challenges they face. I thank the witnesses for that and I thank other members of the committee for their...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I spoke about foster carers previously. I take my hat off to them for the invaluable work they do. However, this initiative relates to a different type of foster care. It is hugely challenging for a carer to care for a parent and a child, to find their role in that and where the boundaries are, and to know when to intervene and how to help. As part of the research that is being...

Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: ...number of older people on waiting lists for home care assistance, with figures of more than 6,000 this year. What is shocking is that almost 10% of all older people approved for home support have no carer. This is because past and current Governments have failed to plan. This lack of planning by the Government speaks to its priorities. People who have worked their entire lives are...

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

Mark Ward: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of a disability allowance together with the half-rate of carer's allowance will received the proposed additional €500 payments for both as announced in Budget 2023; if so, when they can expect to receive these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48451/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Mark Ward: ...tacks in the long term than it would if there were direct placement through Tusla or the State's organisations? I do not want to keep talking about monetary issues, but it was mentioned that foster carers do not need pats on the back. We do not need rounds of applause in the Dáil for foster carers like we have seen. What we need is the appropriate financial supports in place for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Mark Ward: ...who can no longer live with their parents or guardians at a particular time are provided with a safe alternative care placing. I presume that includes foster care. Can the pressure on foster carers lead to the practice of placing children in hotel-like accommodation?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Mark Ward: It was mentioned that one of the key challenges foster carers face is the difficulty in accessing therapeutic services for children. Does that include child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS? There is a reason I ask that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (24 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale to no longer pay persons with lived experience, otherwise known as service users, family members and carers who are involved in the provision of recovery education; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10596/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: ...two years later, I would not have gone to college, I would not have changed careers and I probably would not be sitting here speaking to these people now. I take Ms Byrne’s point in regard to carers and disability payments for lone parents. What does she think should change to enable her to access the educational and career paths that she needs at this time?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (31 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to a moratorium on reviews for all carers until the Covid-19 pandemic is over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17356/21]

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: .... They have been put out in the cold by Covid and they should not be cold at home. Our proposals will benefit not only those on the PUP, but also those who have lost their jobs, lone parents, carers, older persons, persons with a disability and widows. Many of them already receive fuel allowance but we are seeking a double payment for them in February to get them over the hump of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: ...SOP. We heard last week from the Psychological Society of Ireland that a child may incorrectly be deemed not to have a disability as the disability is not evident or fully reported by parents or carers at the screening assessment. We also heard from the parents' group, Enough is Enough, and those parents are absolutely terrified that they may miss something that will delay their child's...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: ...that they relied upon for their individual personal development have disappeared overnight. Not only were these structures taken away from the service users, they were also taken away from their carers. There was no respite for their carers. Family carers who are often elderly have been providing support to people with complex needs at home, including providing personal care to their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 723. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (detail supplied) did not receive carer's allowance while caring for their dying spouse; and if the allowance can be paid retrospectively and an acknowledgment be made for the care given by the person to their spouse. [21986/20]