Results 1-20 of 93 for carers speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Apr 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to allowing a carer to accompany a candidate during driving tests, including in situations where a candidate has an invisible disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why approved carer's allowance applicants are waiting weeks to receive their first payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53472/23]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...on that. I do not believe it is fair to leave it in the courts system. It is not fair on lone parents and it does not put the child first. I ask that the Department look at this issue. On family carers, I greatly welcome the moves made to the State pension and a State pension for family carers, to which they are entitled and much deserving of. I will raise just one issue in this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a special pardon for family carers who engaged in work (details supplied) during Covid-19, given the circumstances at the time and the small number of recipients who would be in this category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49386/23]

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

Claire Kerrane: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will bring forward changes to the means test for carer's allowance to January 2024 rather than June 2024, given the hardship family carers are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15040/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on her Department's review of means testing for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15043/23]

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I commend Deputy Harkin and the Independent Group on bringing forward this really important motion. As the Minister will know, the need to review carer's allowance is an issue I have raised many times. From listening to the discussion this morning, however, the issue is clearly much broader than that. There is a clear need to put a plan...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...those inequalities. On days like today, I think in particular of places where women really come to the fore in our State. One example in this regard is caring. I am thinking here of family carers, home care workers and lone parents, who are predominately women. We have so much to do to support all of those women in the caring that they provide day in and day out, sometimes 24-7 in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if half-rate carers allowance recipients will receive the announced €200 payment to carers in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9916/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 9. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6036/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister please provide an update regarding accessing a State pension for family carers and long-term family carers, as she committed to?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for that update. When this was announced initially and the Minister spoke about it in September, she said she expected the pension for family carers to be in place from January 2024. I appreciate that much work has to go into this. However, could the Minister let us know whether she still intend for that to be the timeline and that she foresees this being in place and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ...case that even though there is much work to do, which I appreciate, it is envisaged that the January 2024 timeline is still on track. That is really important because for a long time now, family carers who have ceased their caring role and sought their State pension have not been able to access a full State pension. In fairness, they were more than entitled to it after the years of care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (9 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on her Department's review of means testing for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6039/23]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: ..., it would be helpful to know what kind of timeline we are working towards. That has been sought for many years. People will be looking at whether it will be in for the budget. On family carers, we all welcomed the Minister's commitment when we discussed the Social Welfare Bill last year that she would look at the means test for carer's allowance - some type of review. That was very...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister confirm whether the Department is looking at the means test for carer's allowance? Will that be done? We all agree there is an issue in relation to the means test and it has been raised by the organisations many times.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: ...in budget 2023; if a person can be in receipt of several lump sum payments, for example, if one person receives the lump sum payment for disability-related supports and the lump sum payment for carers or the lump sum fuel allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59623/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Nov 2022)

Claire Kerrane: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a State pension solution for long-term family carers, including progress on a family carers’ register and a scheme to ensure that carers can be attributed with contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59205/22]