Results 1-6 of 6 for carers speaker:Marie Sherlock

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Marie Sherlock: ...Yes" because I believe it strengthens our hand with regard to those who are providing care in the home. If nothing else, it strengthens our hand to go out and ensure that we can see changes to the carer's allowance and move to a situation where it is no longer means-tested and is available to all those who provide care on a full-time basis or that we can press ahead with greater changes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flexible Work Practices (10 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: ...in place a code of practice. The closing date for consultations was 9 June. That is almost 18 weeks ago. On 3 July, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, commenced sections of the Act relating to carer's leave and breastfeeding leave, yet some of the most important and crucial parts of the Act remain uncommenced. I feel very strongly about the right to flexible work for all workers in...

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Marie Sherlock: ...disabilities to have a legal entitlement to treatment and supports, which they do not currently have in this country. Of course, the Labour Party also had its own motion in July with regard to carers. The abolition of the means test and radical reform of the domiciliary care allowance are among our key asks, as is the very clear statement on the need to recognise carers in this country....

Seanad: Care Payments: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Marie Sherlock: ...obliging the State to take reasonable measures to support care within the home and wider family, and the Government has committed to a referendum on this in November, 2023; - there are over 500,000 family carers in Ireland, and unpaid family carers save the State €20 billion a year, while the 2022 Census shows the number of unpaid carers increased by 53 per cent to over 299,000...

Seanad: Care Payments: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her reply and thank everyone who contributed, namely Senators Ardagh, Burke, Boyhan, Pauline O'Reilly, Wall, Hoey, Currie and O'Loughlin. I again thank Family Carers Ireland, representatives of which are in the Gallery. Baby Willow was with us for a time and Snowflake, the support group in north County Dublin, was hoping to be here too. We are grateful to the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...that goes to the heart of why we are bringing forward this Bill. The State and its social welfare system recognises cohabiting couples as a family form when it comes to means-tested payments like carer's allowance or jobseeker's allowance. However, while it recognises cohabiting couples in life, it has arbitrarily decided to ignore cohabitation as a family form when it comes to death....