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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...to certain households in receipt of long-term Social Welfare payments who are unable to provide for their heating needs. Only one FA is payable per household. The person concerned is in receipt of Carer's Allowance from my Department, which is not a qualifying payment for FA. However, the person's spouse is in receipt of Invalidity Pension, which is a qualifying payment. Eligibility for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Verona Murphy: I want to appeal to the Taoiseach's better nature on the means test relating to family carers, carer's allowance and half-rate carer's allowance. Statistics from Family Carers Ireland show that carers save the State €20 billion per annum. We are about to put a referendum to the people that lauds carers, and yet we are means testing 95,000 of them. We do not know what the cost of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: ...I was delighted to be able to participate in the awareness workshop and the little certificate I received has pride of place on my wall. I learned an awful lot from it. We are a big community of carers, parents and disabled citizens but it is very interesting to have an opportunity to learn in the workplace. It is very much appreciated. I hope we can work together on other initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Back To Work Family Dividend 31.8 - Carer’s Allowance 15.9 23.8 Carer’s Benefit 14.4 21.8 Carer's Support Grant 15.2 18.6 Child Benefit 29.1 47.7 Deserted Wife’s Benefit 31.1 43.0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which any outstanding payments/balances are due in respect of carer's benefit/allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case can be reviewed as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ....6 Back To Work Family Dividend 31.8 - Carer’s Allowance 15.9 23.8 Carer’s Benefit 14.4 21.8 Carer's Support Grant 15.2 18.6 Child Benefit 29.1 47.7 Deserted Wife’s Benefit 31.1 43.0 ...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...is the single biggest barrier to making real progress in this country. The lack of affordable housing is preventing us from having enough teachers to fill our schools, nurses to staff our hospitals, and carers and educators for our childcare services. It is the principal reason and impetus behind our kids fleeing to Australia and Canada, or wherever else, in search of greener pastures....

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...much believe that the definition must include comfort for cohabiting couples and those both with and without children, and it must also address issues for disabled people in the area of kinship for carers. The Committee Stage amendment we tabled states: In page 4, to delete lines 11 to 14 and substitute the following: “(a) in subsection 1° of section 3 of the Irish...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024) See 10 other results from this debate

Tom Clonan: ...constitutional expression of a paternalistic and passive view of care as being exclusively the burden - and I use the word "burden" in inverted commas - of the family and for the majority of unpaid carers in this republic, who are women and girls. It is consistent with my direct, lived experience as a parent and a carer that the State and its agencies oftentimes have quite a hostile...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

...or husband thinks he or she is a burden. That should be treated, recorded and responded to very differently because a feeling that someone else thinks one is a burden means we need to focus on carer support. We should not, however, invalidate the experience of the individual who is not comfortable with having his or her personal care needs met by another individual. I would not be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in determination of appeal for carers allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will indicate the number of people who qualify for the carer’s support grant and how many of these receive it automatically because they are already in receipt of a carer’s payment or domiciliary care allowance; how many qualify through a specific application for the grant and whether she has made any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...April 2023, and introduces important entitlements for workers, including leave for medical care purposes for parents of children under 12, and the right to request flexible working for parents and carers. The Act also includes provisions to transpose Article 9 of the EU Work Life Balance Directive and provide for a right to request flexible working for parents and carers. Many of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...of the needs of the family. In circumstances whereby a child engaged with adult mental health services, I am advised that Tusla would be supportive of information being shared with parents/carers by the HSE professionals about family and parenting supports services within their area, but would not recommend automatic referral. Under Supporting Parents: A National Model of Parenting Support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...with the Irish Cancer Society and Irish Hospice Foundation, the HSE also delivers Night Nursing care to patients receiving specialist palliative care to enable people die at home and provide respite to carers during end-of-life care. In 2023, 2,835 patients received Night Nursing care in their own homes utilising an average of 3.47 nights of care per patient. Funding provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Advisory Group. Addressing the shortage of care workers in Ireland is an urgent priority. In March 2022, Minister Butler established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants. It set out to examine the challenges in front line carer roles in the home support and long-term residential care sectors. The report was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...free occupational therapist assessments and advice on assistive technology, to help people adapt to their condition and maintain a degree of independence for as long as possible, while also providing support to family carers. The MTRRs are an important component of the post-diagnostic support framework set out in the Model of Care for Dementia which was published in May of last year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (23 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Fergus O'Dowd: 587. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop and deliver a ‘carers guarantee’ proposal that will provide a core basket of services to carers across the country, regardless of where they live, across each of the CHO areas, since the establishment of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Mark Wall: ...get a chance to contribute to that debate later but I welcome the fact we are getting rid of the sexist and outdated language contained within that article. I welcome also the support of Family Carers Ireland and Treoir for that amendment and the proposed recognition of care and caregivers in our Constitution for the first time. We have debated in this House on numerous occasions the...

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) See 11 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...role that both women and men play in all spheres of public and private life. The amendment proposed is not just symbolic. It will have real legal significance. It will be significant for people like Tracy Carroll, who I met last week when launching the Family Carers Ireland campaign for a “Yes” vote. Tracy said: Caring for both my children is a labour of love, but it's...