Results 1-20 of 21 for carers speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if time spent acting as a carer can be applied when calculating illness benefit; if time spent caring for children can be applied when calculating illness benefit; if it is possible to apply this retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46366/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 568. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of carers employed by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of carers employed by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Ashbourne, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of carers employed by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 broken down, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46504/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers hired by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46505/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers hired by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 broken down, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers hired by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 broken down, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers hired by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Ashbourne, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers outsourced by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers outsourced by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 broken down, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers outsourced by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of carers outsourced by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Ashbourne, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were on a waiting list for a carer from the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2023 and in 2023 to date in Ashbourne, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46520/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were on a waiting list for a carer from the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2023 and in 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46521/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were on a waiting list for a carer from the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2023 and in 2023 to date broken down, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46522/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (24 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 589. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were on a waiting list for a carer from the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2023 and in 2023 to date broken down, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46523/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing parents and carers use the National Treatment Purchase Fund to access private assessments and services, given the ongoing challenges in children's disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9164/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way her Department determines the number of hours of care that need to be provided for a carer on a full-time basis under the rules for getting the carer's support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11894/22]

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: ...disabilities or autism, people who in the severe category will definitely never hold independent employment. They said: "They definitely need preferential parking for ease of access for their carers and themselves". Similarly, they pointed to the fact that blindness is not regarded as a qualifying criterion for the primary medical certificate, so a review of that is required. In...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: .... That is an important element. Nursing homes have an important role to play, but much needs to be done to ensure that older people can live at home for as long as possible. Regarding the role of carers and the need to support them to care for people in their homes, my colleague, Deputy Claire Kerrane, brought forward a charter for carers. A number of important measures would be...