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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will have an application for carer’s allowance reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing request for a carer's allowance appeal will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Browne: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for the carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) was rejected despite them providing full-time care to two older neighbours [53725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (5 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention, and show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention. An...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (5 Dec 2023)

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 Health: Medicinal Products (5 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...have not been any notifications of shortages of the 30mg or 60mg Tyvense capsules. There are alternative medicines also available that are authorised for the treatment of ADHD. If patients or their carers cannot source their usual medicine at present, they are encouraged to discuss alternative options with their healthcare provider pending the resumption of normal supply. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: ...do so yesterday at the education committee, but I again offer what I know is the unified solidarity, support and sympathy of the entire House. We are particularly mindful of the children and their carer who were involved in an incident in proximity to a school on Parnell Square. I can confirm for the House that our NEPS psychologists, our school psychologists, have been in the school...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to indicate the extent to which a person (details supplied) can retain part of her carer's allowance notwithstanding the fact that her son, after more than 20 years of total dependency on his mother, is now in institutional care, with weekends and special days with his mother; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...over 20 years (1040 weeks). The periods of care-giving do not need to be consecutive. If the person concerned has been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years, they can apply for the Long-Term Carers Contributions (LTCC). If the criteria are met, the equivalent of paid contributions may be attributed to cover caring gaps in their contribution record. The quickest way to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carers in each county receiving a lump sum payment of €400 the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53175/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...at the start of the year and have intensified as the year went on.The National Disability Authority are leading on a series of focus groups, with a focus on seldom heard groups. Focus group topics include carers, older persons, transport, cost of disability, employment and training, housing and independent living, disability health and social care services and supports, education, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...any notifications of shortages of the 30mg, 50mg or 60mg Tyvense capsules. There are alternative medicines also available that are authorised for the treatment of ADHD. If patients or their carers cannot source their usual medicine at present, they are encouraged to discuss alternative options with their healthcare provider pending the resumption of normal supply. I understand that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Denise Mitchell: It has been almost a week since a horrific attack on three school children and their carer. As a mother and a proud Dubliner, the events of last week have shocked me to the core. How have things got to this point where our school children do not feel safe, nor were they safe in our capital city, when they leave school in broad daylight? I send my solidarity to the young five-year-old girl...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Louise O'Reilly: ...working people who believe in community. Like all Dubliners, I am heartbroken by what happened in Dublin last Thursday. How in the name of God did we come to this? Three young children and their carer were stabbed outside their school in broad daylight. It is every parent’s worst nightmare. Our hearts go out to those children, their parents and their families, especially the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Rónán Mullen: ...but I disagree to an extent. The worst thing to happen in our country for a long time happened last Thursday morning with the stabbing of innocent people, including three young children and their carer. Our thoughts and prayers must remain, in particular, with the five-year-old child who remains in a critical condition and with her family. That was, by a mile, the worst thing that...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

Seán Kyne: ...is welcome. I unreservedly condemn the attack on innocent people that took place on the streets of Dublin last Thursday. The attack on children outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire and their carer was absolutely abominable and atrocious. It was unbelievable that any individual, whoever they are, could attack innocent children in this country, in our capital city. I acknowledge the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I know the committee will join with me in extending our sympathy and support to the children and their carer impacted by the horrific violence on Thursday last in an area in proximity to a school in Parnell Square, Dublin. In particular, we are thinking of the young child and her carer who remain in hospital. I thank the Cathaoirleach and members of the committee for their personal...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...committee, I wish to take the opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary work done by our healthcare workers over the past few days in response to the horrific attacks on three children and their carer on Thursday and in caring for others who got injured during the subsequent protests and riots. I had the honour of meeting with our healthcare workers in the emergency departments and...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023) See 9 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...more credits to get a better pension they can do so now up to the age of 70. That could add another five years' worth of credits. The second thing is because we are bringing in the pension for carers now, there are a lot of people who may not have been contributing because they were at home caring so when that is added in as well, people should be better off, generally.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (29 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Budget 2024 introduced a total €2.2 billion suite of once-off Cost of Living supports, to assist families, pensioners, carers and people with disabilities. The Budget package includes a new Electricity Cost Emergency Benefit Scheme through which €412.83 (exclusive of VAT) will be credited to each domestic electricity account in three payments of €137.61 (exclusive of VAT)...