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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...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: ...healthcare professional (usually their GP) as having a condition that can be safely treated in a Model 2 hospital. The establishment of LIUs, with explicit selection criteria, has demonstrated that patients and their carers understand these criteria and receive care for broken bones, dislocated joints and other forms of non-major trauma “as locally as is safely possible”....

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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (8 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Thomas Pringle: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if foster carers will be included in the access to the State pension (contributary) measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5794/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Creed: 238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a carers allowance application (details supplied). [5925/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Pensions (8 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware that eligibility for the State Pension (Contributory) is an area of genuine concern for foster carers. The Deputy may be aware that the Department of Social Protection has some measures available to recognise caring periods outside of paid employment in the calculation of a State Pension payment. Credit for Home Caring Periods may be awarded to a maximum of 20 years and foster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion (7 Feb 2024) See 36 other results from this debate

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with representatives from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Family Carers Ireland on the health needs of persons with dementia and the services available to them. I am pleased to welcome from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Mr. Andy Heffernan, chief executive officer, Ms Clodagh Whelan, advocacy manager, and Dr. Laura O'Philbin, research and...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...demographic challenges unfolding for this programme. Thankfully, people are living longer lives but that, of course, means an increasing proportion of the Department's expenditure is now providing income support for people in their older years. Expenditure on illness, disability and carer's payments amount to €5.6 billion in 2024. That represents 21.9% of expenditure and is up by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Louise O'Reilly: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a way to have contributions for self-employed persons working the requisite number of hours to qualify for carer's benefit where they do not pay contributions in class A, B, C, D, E and H; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5039/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...1 Maternity Benefit 43,253 6 Paternity Benefit 29,177 6 Parent's Benefit 76,935 1 Carer's Allowance 22,617 6 Carer's Benefit 4,492 4 Disability Allowance 28,704 10 Invalidity Pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul McAuliffe: 315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a breakdown in tabular form of the amount of carer’s allowance applications that were appealed; and how many appeals were successful in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5569/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 525. To ask the Minister for Health when the new dementia specific weekend day centres are intended to be operational; the locations of same and how carer's/those suffering with dementia can avail of this new and exciting service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...number of recent interruptions in the supply of medicines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 2023 and 2024. We recognise that medicine shortages can be challenging for patients, carers, healthcare professionals and their teams. Based on shortages notified to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), this matter has been the subject of engagement across Health...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Bruton: ...funds have been left unclaimed mostly by the most vulnerable families. I will give the Tánaiste a few examples. We know there has only been a take-up of 3% for the new GP card entitlements, 3% as well for the carer's support grant and 35% for the rent relief. The biggest of all these schemes has only seen a take-up of 25% for the working family payment. A cross-government...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I would agree. I have raised this scheme with the Minister and the Taoiseach many times over the past 12 months on behalf of my constituents, Joe, and his carer, William, in Kilkee. The Minister agreed with me, and I note that he still does, but also the Taoiseach agreed with me. The Taoiseach stated it was ridiculous that just because they are not blood relatives, they are not eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Willie O'Dea: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer's allowance was payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a carer's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [4774/24]