Results 1-20 of 31 for carers speaker:Simon Coveney

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: .... The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act was enacted on 4 April 2023 and represents a significant advance in terms of workplace entitlements for all employees, parents and carers in particular. The right to request remote working will be available to all employees under the Act. The right to request flexible working arrangements will be available to parents and carers...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: .... Actions delivered by various Government departments and agencies include the following: -Legislating for the right of all workers to request remote working, and the right of parents and carers to request other flexible working arrangements, through the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. -The legislation was signed into law on the 4th of April 2023 and will be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...remote working under the Act. The right to request the other elements of a flexible working arrangement, such as adjusted working patterns or reduced hours, will remain limited to parents and carers as defined in the work life balance Act, though there is provision in the Act for this to be reviewed every second year. A code of practice is being developed which will provide practical...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...remote working under the Act. The right to request the other elements of a flexible working arrangement, such as adjusted working patterns or reduced hours, will remain limited to parents and carers as defined in the Work Life Balance Act, though there is provision in the Act for this to be reviewed after two years. One Code of Practice is being developed which will provide practical...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: .... In March 2022, a cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG) was established by the D/Health to examine the strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately provided frontline carer roles in home-care and long-term residential care for older people. The report from this group contained 16 recommendations spanning areas of recruitment, pay and conditions, barriers...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (16 May 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...all employees have a right to request remote working. The right to request other types of flexible working arrangement, such an adjusted working patterns or reduced hours, is limited to parents and carers as defined in the Act. A single Code of Practice will be developed which will provide guidance to employers and employees on dealing with requests for both flexible and remote working...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (11 May 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...the changes were introduced, there have been 65 permits issued for the role of bus and coach driver, 68 permits issued for the role of farm worker, and 61 permits issued for the role of care worker/home carer. Ireland’s employment permits system is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy, in the short to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: ..., diversity and inclusion issues, as outlined in the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts. Five voluntary staff Working Groups – on Gender, LGBT+, New Irish and Ethnic Diversity, Parents and Carers and Social Inclusion and Disability sit under the Sub Committee. The Sub-Committee, in cooperation with Human Resources Division and other units of my Department, progresses...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...remit is to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with the State Pension and the Social Insurance Fund and also consider the issue of retirement ages in employment contracts and consider how the pension system can further accommodate carers. In accordance with its terms of reference, the Commission will submit a report on its work, findings, options and recommendations to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: .... The Commission’s remit is to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with the State Pension and the Social Insurance Fund and also consider the issue of retirement ages in employment contracts and consider how the pension system can further accommodate carers. In accordance with its terms of reference, the Commission will submit a report on its work, findings, options...

Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Mar 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...virus. We continue to prepare our hospitals and healthcare settings through the heroic work of healthcare professionals ranging from doctors and nurses to cleaning staff, management, scientists, carers and caterers. The message that can be most effective and that should be reinforced every day is that everybody must play their part in this national effort. We know what we must do....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Apr 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am happy to try to get the Deputy a detailed answer. Carers do extraordinarily good work and, without them, the State would be under pressure that we would not be able to bear, frankly. I will talk to the Minister and I will try to come back with a more accurate answer than I can give today.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: Significant increases in funding have been made to support carers and to increase respite hours but I accept that there is still more work to be done.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...is very anxious to work with local authorities to move on those landbanks as quickly as possible to deliver housing, both social and private. 1 o’clock On the final issue regarding carer's allowance, I will ask the Minister to reply directly to the Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...I hear what the Deputy is saying on behalf of his constituents but, now that we can afford to spend significantly more money, we as a Government are responding by way of home help, home care, increasing the carer's allowance and pensions, and a series of other measures through which we are respecting and supporting elderly people living at home. However, it takes time to make significant...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...pension system. The announcement means that a new total contributions approach will be available to pensioners who were affected by the 2012 changes and will include up to 20 years of a new home carer credit. This approach will significantly benefit many people, particularly women but also men, who may have taken time out from the workforce to look after children or to care for parents,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (14 Dec 2017)

Simon Coveney: The European Commission initiated a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU on 26 April 2017. The proposed directive aims to address women's under-representation in employment and support their career progression through improved conditions to reconcile their working and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Scheme to Support National Organisations (24 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...Federation of Ireland €232,338 Down Syndrome Ireland €260,124 Dyslexia Association of Ireland €204,970 Educate Together Ag Foghlaim le Chéile €268,994 European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland Limited €260,503 European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland Limited €225,780 Family Carers Ireland €270,000 Focus Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Provision was made in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 for a new incremental tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses. Following the necessary preparatory work the new Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came in to operation on 1 January 2016 and offers eligible local authority tenants the opportunity to buy their homes. To be eligible for the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme, tenants of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per...