Results 1-19 of 19 for carers speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...have sufficient time afterwards, members may speak again. The week 3 list has been circulated on Microsoft Teams with regard to the rota. In our first session, we have representatives from Family Carers Ireland. It will run until 12.25 p.m. We will have a break of five minutes and resume at 12.30 p.m. for our second session, which is online with officials from the Scottish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome representatives from Family Carers Ireland: Ms Catherine Cox, head of communications and policy; and Ms Clare Duffy, policy and public affairs manager. The remit of the committee is to consider matters relating to services and supports provided by the State for autistic people but we must also think of carers in the community caring for family members, neighbours or friends. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...mirrors what is felt by society. These are strong recommendations and Ms Cox also referred to comments by An Taoiseach which I believe are quite positive towards further changes and supports for carers. I welcome Senator Flynn's young daughter to the meeting today. We now move to our questions and on the week of slot 3, our first contributor is Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of thing we need to be looking at and thinking outside the box. It would be difficult to find another building to provide the centre but that one is physically in place. It is fantastic. Family Carers Ireland has highlighted its requests as an organisation. What are the witnesses thoughts on the Disability Act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...for their contributions today. They were beneficial and apt as we will be finalising our report in the coming days. I hope we will be able to reflect their views in that report. The works that carers have done over the last long number of years has been a constant at the committee. It is important that support is recognised. Deputy Collins has arrived at the meeting but I am due to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...in the world by the end of December 2023. That includes all 1,500 staff taking part in that training. I urge colleagues to support the initiative. I also want to raise a few points about carer's allowance. I would like a discussion with the Minister for Social Protection ahead of the budget. Through its work, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism has produced evidence and studies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...if there was a recommendation from the school that went in with the application, it could be looked at and there could be some help for parents to be able to get an assessment of needs. I know the carer's allowance is means-tested. There is a financial cut-off point there. We have spoken to families. I know of one family I have met myself in which two children have had assessments and...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ..., Tús, the rural social scheme and disability allowance are all eligible for the fuel allowance, but those on the working family payment are not. I ask that this be examined. Senator Wall referred to carer's allowance. One way of putting it is that decisions in respect of this allowance tend to vary. Like Senators Wall and Ardagh, I am a member of the Joint Committee on Autism....

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

Micheál Carrigy: I forget who mentioned it but another area that was brought up as well is the issue of the carer's allowance, where a parent has to give up work. I have a specific case where one parent has given up work, they have two kids with a diagnosis, they have a third child with autism, the father is travelling to work at 6.30 a.m. in the morning to Dublin but they are just over the limit so they are...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...account holders while giving additional funding to others, as has been done through the fuel allowance, or increasing the credit in the household scheme, particularly for the likes of older people and carers, to give a larger number of free electricity units. It would be a more targeted approach. I have a few queries. We have heard mentioned the question of holiday homes and where...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...for our front-line staff but we have to look at such staff across all services, be they the section 38 and 39 employees who did tremendous work and kept people safe over 18 months or the family carers who provide a vital service and save our State significant expenditure by looking after people in their own homes. Numerous people have touched on the leaving certificate. I have spoken...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...better able to afford to heat them. The scheme provides support for attic, internal and external wall insulation, draughtproofing, window replacement etc. where occupants are in receipt of carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and fuel allowance. This includes a high number of elderly people. However, on behalf of a colleague of mine, Councillor John Paul O'Shea of Cork County...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...loved ones is enormous. There are people in Longford who must remain in hospitals or nursing homes because of the lack of resources. Simply put, the care hours are there but there are not enough carers to fill those hours, regardless of whether they are hired by a private operator or through the HSE. There has also been an increase in the number of people who have taken on the role of...

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...to parents and to children, the vast majority of whom are regressing and losing previously developed skills.We must recognise the strain the closures have placed on the families, guardians and carers of children with additional needs every day. I will quote a letter I got from a parent. I quoted it last week. It says "I hold you accountable for his blocked access to his constitutional...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (26 Jan 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...losing previously developed skills. Many of these children might never regain what they have lost. We must recognise the strain that the closures have placed each day on the families, guardians and carers of children with additional needs. Have we chosen to prioritise the needs of those who are vocal and strong over those of the most vulnerable in our community? Should we consider a...

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State. I echo the comments of a number of Senators paying tribute to staff in front-line services, in hospitals, care homes, An Post, the gardaí and carers, who we sometimes forget. They are the people who work with the HSE and go into the homes of elderly people seven days a week. It is important to pay tribute to them for the work that they have done and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: ...possible temporary lifting of QQI level 5 qualification requirements for people working in childcare. Following the recent HSE announcement on the lifting of this requirement in order to become a carer, I ask if a similar action could be taken with the childcare sector. In the first lockdown in March, it was clear to see how essential childcare services are, especially in these...

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of State to the House. In the brief time remaining, I will home in one point in the winter plan, namely, the provision of 4.76 million additional home support hours. I pay tribute to all the carers in houses throughout Ireland who look after both elderly people and those with disabilities. I am seeking a commitment that these additional hours will actually be made available. Additional...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: ...with regard to respite and dementia care. I know from personal experience that it has been an extremely difficult time for elderly people. We need to congratulate and to pay tribute to the front-line carers who have been looking after elderly people in homes over recent months. A new view of how we look after elderly people needs to be taken. It is important that more people be allowed...