Results 1-14 of 14 for carers speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...when he was speaking. These five groups that were identified as being at particular risk were members of the LGBT community, those with dementia or cognitive impairment, those with a disability, carers or ethnic minorities. These groups, especially, faced challenges. As Senator Boyhan mentioned, the former Fianna Fáil Senator, Dr. Keith Swanwick, worked with ALONE in the...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...that the Minister of State is a champion for disability issues. I sometimes think she ends up bearing a lot of this on her own shoulders. A challenge in this space around disabilities and support for carers is that it has to become a whole-of-government approach. Listening to Senator Lombard, I was conscious this is about local governments taking responsibility. I will talk later about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome the proposal from the Minister for Social Protection to extend pension rights to family carers. I want to ensure that it is extended to foster carers. Foster carers do an incredibly important job in this State. There are about 6,000 vulnerable children and young people in care, and 90% of them are looked after and brought to realise their full potential by foster carers. One of...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...rewarded. I am particularly glad to have heard the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, make the announcements on the USC cuts today. The Minister of State and I had quite a good discussion on support for foster carers recently. This is the first time in a budget since 2009 that we have seen an increase in the levels of payment to foster parents. There will be a double payment this...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...into Finland. Ensuring that Ireland is cyber safe as well as having strong Defence Forces is critical. I want to raise a number of other issues, in particular the very welcome increase in support for foster carers. This is the first time since 2009 there will be a double payment this winter and an increase, depending on the age of the child, of either €73 or €75 from next...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Children in Care (5 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State will be aware that there are around 6,000 children in care in Ireland, and about 90% of those are in foster care. Foster carers are individuals who have a passion for what they do and they care for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society. I know the Minister of State will have met many of them as...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Children in Care (5 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ..., that we see the foster care issue addressed in next week's budget. There are other structural issues that need to be addressed as well. Such as the levels of State support available for foster carers, particularly out of hours, and particularly with very difficult children. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State would bring those concerns back.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...difficulties arise, because some of these children are particularly vulnerable, they do need the support of a social worker. The fact that there is now not just the anecdotal evidence from foster carers, but a report by HIQA to state that this is the case, is a matter of concern. We need an urgent debate. I ask that the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: .... As for the treatment of women there, a woman in Qatar must obtain the permission of her male guardian if she wishes to marry, work in certain jobs, travel or study abroad or indeed be the primary carer for a child, even in the case of divorce. I express the concern of this House about the FIFA World Cup or any international sporting event being held in a country where human rights are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...support to ensure this issue is addressed. In the context of the public sector pay report, I am aware that many public servants rely on the travel and subsistence allowance. I am also thinking of carers and so on. As a result of the increased cost of fuel, the cost of travel is significant. This impacts across the public service in a big way, but there are also many in the private...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...; Union, ISSU, which many of us have engaged with, or at what is coming out of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, at the young social innovators, the young social entrepreneurs, the young carers, we have all these groups of young people who are doing things that are really imaginative and different. When we say no decisions without us, I do not necessarily want some task...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ....The Acting Chairperson referred to the sense of relief when these people and their families know that vaccines are available. I wish to raise with the Minister of State the question of family carers, in which respect she has been a strong advocate. It is essential that family carers be designated as key workers. My colleague, Senator Dooley, tabled a Commencement matter on this issue....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Higher Education Institutions (12 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...;it, an Teachta Rabbitte. Gabhaim buíochas léi as an ábhar seo a ghlacadh ar son an Aire Oideachais. I endorse the remarks of my colleague, Senator Dooley, about the importance of designating family carers as key workers. I know that the Minister of State is very passionate about doing this as well. I am raising the issue of higher education funding. This country's...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...The Government needs to give us certainty on the question of vaccine certification, which will be the next step. Some response on that will be helpful. I raise again the classification of family carers as key workers.We need clarification from the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, on that as a matter of urgency. Senator Keogan said, “Better late than never”,...