Results 1-13 of 13 for carers speaker:Joe Flaherty

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer’s benefit payment is not considered a qualifying payment for the household benefits package (details supplied). [56662/23]

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...are adversely suffering. They were especially disappointed to see that the disability support grant was restricted to recipients of the disability allowance, invalidity pension, blind pension and carer's grant. I ask the Minister to have a look at this and see if something can be done for these people. When she sees issues, she reacts well and she changes. We had an issue with...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, which transposes elements of the EU work-life balance directive and provides new rights to parents and carers in order to help support a better work-life balance. I pay tribute to the Minister regarding his role and for leading so strongly in respect of this matter. He has had two momentous years, plus a couple of months, in...

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

Joe Flaherty: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of a carer's payment for more than one dependent care recipient will receive the €500 carer's grant announced in Budget 2023 for each of the care dependents. [48421/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...of State to ensure action is taken to ensure this model is in place for next summer. We have heard how the lives of siblings have been affected and that grandparents must step into the role of carers after having worked all of their lives. Those situations are unseemly for a modern and so-called progressive nation. One hears about grandparents having to step into the role of carers,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...approved housing bodies and local authorities coming together. We also have to look at the challenge that care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities have. In many cases, the primary carers are over 70 years old. Challenges will arise related to Down's syndrome and dementia, which will feed into our housing policy over the next 20 to 30 years. It will be an additional...

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...be a full payment of €914 because the average oil bill is in the region of €720 and average electricity bills are in the order of €500. There is also a compelling case to be made to extend the fuel allowance to family carers as the carer's payment is not a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance. In addition, it is estimated that one in five family carers is not in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claimants who ceased to receive the domiciliary carers’ allowance in 2021 when they reached 16 years of age; the number of care recipients who subsequently applied for the disability allowance and disability benefit payment; the number who applied for the disability allowance and disability benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered allowing the continuation of the domiciliary carers’ allowance until such time as the care recipient completes full-time education (details supplied). [8931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 811. To ask the Minister for Health when carers will receive the Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied). [8465/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I am increasingly concerned about the plight of family carers. I was contacted recently by one such carer who was especially keen that I would outline her case to the Minister to give some context to the challenges she faces. In essence, this Drumlish mother is the carer to three people. She cares for her elderly mother who lives a short distance away but is isolating and is totally...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Joe Flaherty: ...to provide full-time one-to-one care and supervision. The second child is due to join the facility in March. He too will be outside the ECCE age and, similarly, will need a dedicated primary carer to help ensure he reaches his optimal development. We have seen over recent weeks how hard parents of SEN children have to fight for the most basic educational rights. I am heartened by...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Joe Flaherty: ...be prioritised. We have heard the case made here today for pharmacy workers. If this can be fast-tracked, it would be greatly appreciated. Crucially, we need clarity on the situation of family carers as it seems that at present they are included as key workers in cohort 6 but in reality they are healthcare workers. I note the Minister's earlier clarification that paid carers are now...