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Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: ...why this legislation is needed, if it is going to help us bring in those medical professionals. We certainly need to pursue more legislation in this area. On home help, home care assistants and carers in general, a serious amount of work done has been done in this area throughout the pandemic, often in very difficult circumstances. That has to be recognised, as the Minister of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I promise I will keep this brief. The payment for foster carer's allowance has not changed since 2009. In that time, there have been changes in everything from fuel allowance to social welfare payments. The Government provides a great many levels of support through the Department of Social Protection but the one payment that has not changed, as Mr. McCarthy outlined, has been this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: ..., Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made regarding the transposition of the European Union Work Life Balance Directives to provide new rights to parents and carers in order to help support a better work life balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28471/22]

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

James O'Connor: ...those alone with children under the age of 18, those living alone, those sharing parenting or custody arrangements, those living with an adult to whom they provide care and those who live alone and have a carer or carers who support them. These times are difficult for everyone; there is no doubt about that. We need to try to do our best and get through this. I encourage people to look...