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Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Thomas Pringle: ...orders. The justice committee also recommended that a statutory child maintenance agency be established. It is time that Ireland started to show due respect to lone-parent families and also to carers, the majority of whom are also women and many of whom also experience significant financial strain. I do not understand why carers, who are saving the State hundreds of millions in costs...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024) See 13 other results from this debate

...reflecting mainly the tailing off of Covid-19 supports for workers. The reduction in that area was offset by significantly increased spending on State pensions, which was up 5.7%; on illness, disability and carers, which was up 10.6%; and on supports for children, which was up 10.6%. Fuel allowance payments in 2022 amounted to €576 million, which was up 82% from 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Marian Harkin: 61. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the poor performance by the Government on the delivery of commitments and progress for family carers as outlined in the family carer scorecard 2023 published by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance to indicate if and when consideration might be given to eligibility for carer's tax credit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2313/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on an appeal for carers allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...who is providing full-time care to a disabled child under 16 may be entitled to other related support(s) from my Department as follows, subject to satisfying the relevant qualifying criteria. Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the state and who is providing full-time care and attention to an adult or a...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024) See 16 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: In terms of locating the obligation within the family, the approach was adopted because of the particularly onerous and ongoing nature of the care that is provided by so many family carers and the absolute level of support that gives the State. The role of the Meals on Wheels volunteer is, of course, vital in society but I am not sure we can equate that laudable value of a voluntary role...

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 (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in real detail, the important constitutional changes we are making. Like other Deputies, I welcome the groups represented in the Gallery today. The National Women's Council is here, as are Family Carers Ireland and One Family, and those three organisations are all advocating two yes votes on 8 March. I assure Deputy Bríd Smith that the three Government parties will vigorously...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...also affecting other policies and other services the State should and could be providing. We have a chronic shortage of teachers in our schools. We all know this. We have a chronic shortage of carers and educators in our childcare settings and there is a real difficulty recruiting medical staff for our hospitals. The reason in large part is that so many people cannot afford to live...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Tom Clonan: ..., because this is about the national housing strategy for transition from congregated settings, a disabled citizen needs supports and a care package. As the witnesses are aware, there is a crisis in trying to get carers to carry out that work. Specifically on that, why does the HSE vary across CHOs? Some CHOs accept a brokerage model for the provision of carer hours. Some of them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...part of the national fuel scheme; those on jobseeker's allowance for more than six months who have a child under seven years of age; working family payment; one-parent family payment; domiciliary carer's allowance; and disability allowance. Dr. Keilthy might also have a comment on this. As far as I know, people on invalidity pension do not qualify for the fully funded scheme. Is that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: ....A summary of the changes is available in a Report on the Department’s website. From January, the minimum salary for General Employment Permits will increase from €30,000 to €34,000. For home carers, meat processors and horticultural workers, the minimum salary will increase to €30,000. These increases to a salary of at least €30,000 will bring permit...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: ...changes is available on the Department’s website. From 17 January 2023, the minimum salary for the majority of General Employment Permits will increase from €30,000 to €34,000. For home carers, meat processors and horticultural workers, the threshold will increase to €30,000. The revised thresholds will be applicable to new applications and renewal...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: Changes to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to address skills shortages in Ireland’s care workers and home carer sector were announced by my Department on 16 December 2022. A quota of 1000 permits was made available for this sector. Since the scheme opened in January 2023 up to and including 12thJanuary 2024, 476 employment permits...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise that the teacher referred to by the Deputy was granted a Carer's Leave of absence from her school for a specified period of time. The teacher applied to the Department to cancel the absence and return to work early. Officials from my Department liaised with the school regarding the cancellation of the Carer’s leave as the cancellation has an impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is an educational opportunities scheme for persons in receipt of certain social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I can confirm the person concerned is in receipt of CA since 20 August 2020. Once claims are in payment, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McNamara: 937. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how much was expended on social welfare supports to beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) in jobseeker’s allowance payments, supplementary welfare allowance, State pension (non-contributory), child benefit, back to school clothing and footwear allowance, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...severe, entitlement to these social welfare schemes is not provided on the basis of a diagnosis but on the basis of the impact of that diagnosis on the individual concerned and, in the case of Disability and Carer's allowance, to an assessment of their means. In this way, resources can be targeted to people in most need. Additional Needs Payments are provided as part of the Supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Joe Flaherty: 873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer’s benefit payment is not considered a qualifying payment for the household benefits package (details supplied). [56662/23]