Results 1-11 of 11 for carers speaker:Johnny Mythen

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...UNCRPD, which is the protocol on the right for the individual to make a complaint to the United Nations. A report undertaken by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice on behalf of Family Carers Ireland found that when compared with a household without a disability, the household caring for a child with a profound intellectual disability faces a greater depth of income...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Jun 2022)

Johnny Mythen: The programme for Government states: Family carers are the backbone of care provision in Ireland. They deserve support and recognition... We will [carry out a] Review and update theNational Carers’ Strategy. When will this review by completed? Will the Government support the extension of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to include psychology, occupational therapy,...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...and I stand with them. They are truly an amazing group of people who, every hour and every day of the lives, must fight for basic services for their children. There are some 500,000 family carers in Ireland. They save the State millions of euro every year. Shamefully, they do not have adequate support or, in most cases, any respite at all. Their income is deeply inadequate and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Johnny Mythen: I have raised several times in this House the situation of the hundreds of carers and their families who are awaiting life-changing home support services in County Wexford. More than 600 families are in that situation, with 227 awaiting further services. An internal review of these highly unsatisfactory waiting lists for the home care service in Wexford was conducted in November 2021....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...throughout this State. That is almost 30 citizens per day. The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland recently conducted research into caring and coping with dementia during Covid-19 and found family carers to be at breaking point, with their own mental and physical well-being seriously affected. These families need this service now more than ever. Will the Tánaiste outline what plans...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...homes. We must learn from the past year and a half by creating a better and more robust system that has at its core the capability of coping with a modern-day pandemic, with residents and their carers at the heart of any such changes. We pay tribute to all the managers and workers who carried on, despite being at times understaffed, bearing the risks to themselves and their families....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 924. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of a carer’s allowance payment in County Wexford; and the breakdown of the number in each of the past five years in tabular form. [32000/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I would also like to raise the issue about Covid-19 vaccines for family carers. Carers who work for the HSE and private providers will be a priority. However, the State equally depends on family carers but the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, stated that family carers are not seen as a distinct cohort. This was very hurtful to family carers. They care 24-7 with no days off, no breaks,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 2021)

Johnny Mythen: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the position of family carers on the list in relation to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine injection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3450/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Johnny Mythen: I would like to raise an issue on page 87 of the programme of Government regarding family carers. There has been no increase in family carer's allowance since 2008. There has been no review since 2005. Will the Tánaiste please consider home carers' tax credits be made available to single carers who work part-time while caring for a dependent person? At present, this is only available...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (30 Jun 2020)

Johnny Mythen: 844. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the carer’s allowance is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13240/20]