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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer’s allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); if the letter of refusal issued by her Department will be reviewed as it refers to the person receiving the care as another person; and if the matter will be expedited. [17134/24]

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

Heather Humphreys: ...in receipt of disability allowance, invalidity pension, incapacity supplement or blind pension. It is important to note that my Department already provides a range of supports to the elderly, to carers, and to those living with a disability. Subject to meeting the relevant criteria an individual may be entitled to State pension (contributory), State pension (non-contributory),...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Carer's Allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 September 2023. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Heather Humphreys: ..., my department will undertake a review of this and will revert to them with a decision. If the person concerned is caring for a child with additional needs, they may be eligible for receipt of Carers Allowance and/or Domiciliary Care Allowance if they meet the scheme conditions. Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...one cannot achieve much unless one has the security of a home at least. The commonalities for women are issues around childcare, that women would be the predominant gender in terms of teachers and carers, for example, and social welfare. There are probably commonalities there where there could be more conversations about what can be achieved to make it better for women, North and South....

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: ...minimum. This particularly impacts women on maternity leave, those on paternity leave and those who take leave due to other caring responsibilities. The Minister has a good record with respect to the support she has provided to family carers through the development of parental and caring leave. Yet, the legislation before us creates a barrier to that because of the way it is structured....

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024) See 10 other results from this debate

Ossian Smyth: ...that if people take up work, they can retain their medical cards for three years. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, has sought to ensure that the interests of people with disabilities and carers remain a focus of her Department's priorities. She has worked to ensure they are properly supported, and has taken targeted measures to increase payment rates and earnings disregard, as well as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mark Wall: I want to raise several issues today. The first concerns emergency electricity credits. We all know that 2.2 million households will benefit from the worthwhile and needed €450 million that was announced by the Government in recent months. The reason I raise this issue today is that, in response to a number of queries I have had in the last couple of days, particularly around low...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Diagnoses (17 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...will be undertaken using a multi-healthcare sector approach. The Minister of State acknowledged this in the Chamber in March, in response to the motion on supporting people with disabilities and carers. Will she outline what her Department intends to do to ensure FASD is a recognised disability in Ireland?

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

Michael Healy-Rae: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a carer's application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16787/24]

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

Brendan Griffin: 85. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied) in respect of a person in County Kerry. [17050/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on Indexation of the Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (17 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

...would also prevent the gap between the two from widening excessively. The estimated cost of bridging the gap between core social welfare rates for disability allowance, job seeker's allowance and carer's allowance and the benchmark of 27.5% would be €296 million. We believe this is eminently achievable in terms of the overall budget. Based on the survey on income and living...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: ...the stations are unmanned. That is something for which a more radical approach could perhaps be taken. I cannot leave without saying this. When I mentioned the negative experiences my son and his carer have had, I forgot to say that even though there is a certain cohort of people who seem to be a centre of gravity there, I have to say, they are very much the exception. All of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mark Wall: ...going through at the moment. Mr. Fitzgerald, and everyone, has spoken about the whole capital test, that is, the €20,000 versus €50,000. Obviously, there are social welfare payments like carers' allowances and disability allowance that are at €50,000 at the moment and I believe it should be at €50,000. The last day I mentioned, as the Chair and Deputy...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Collins: ...and who are at the greatest risk of developing breast cancer. The mobile BreastCheck unit will not be back in Bantry until the summer of 2025. Therefore, these women, many of whom are full-time carers and cannot spend a full day away from their duties to attend Cork BreastCheck clinic, will skip their appointments and put themselves at risk of going undetected. The five Munster mobile...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Lowry: Family carers play a crucial and irreplaceable role in homes across our country. Without them there would be a catastrophic crisis in care for people of all ages. Family carers are ordinary men and women who are motivated by love. This love drives them to put a family member's needs before their own. They sacrifice their own plans and desires because a family member needs their care....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (16 Apr 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...in working on a school-based programme in a Special School. Student teachers and students in relevant disciplines such as therapy, social care and nursing and others, including early childcare workers and carers, will also be able to register their interest in working on this year’s Programme. In 2023, the Inclusion Programme and Special Class elements from 2022 were combined to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...in working on a school-based programme in a Special School. Student teachers and students in relevant disciplines such as therapy, social care and nursing and others, including early childcare workers and carers, will also be able to register their interest in working on this year’s Programme. In 2023, the Inclusion Programme and Special Class elements from 2022 were combined to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...in working on a school-based programme in a Special School. Student teachers and students in relevant disciplines such as therapy, social care and nursing and others, including early childcare workers and carers, will also be able to register their interest in working on this year’s Programme. In 2023, the Inclusion Programme and Special Class elements from 2022 were combined to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pearse Doherty: 454. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how often carer's allowance is reviewed; the criteria upon which it is reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16001/24]