Results 101-115 of 115 for carers speaker:David Stanton

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

David Stanton: We will all be interested in getting involved in the debate. I will ask the Minister to focus on young carers, to whom he alluded very briefly in his response. Does he agree with research carried out by Barnardos in 2004 stating that there are up to 3,000 young carers caring for various degrees of time, some as much as 14 hours per week, but more than 200 carers caring on a full-time basis?...

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 Dec 2005)

David Stanton: Perhaps I might speak very briefly on amendment No. 24. I wish to reiterate a point concerning carers. I know that the Minister has taken this on as a major project. We must have some sort of national strategy for carers, and perhaps the Minister might take that on board.

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2005)

David Stanton: .... We know the pressures that people are under and we know the costs that they have to endure, especially those with small children. At the same time, we need a strategy. I welcome the increases for carers, but we need a family carers' strategy. Carers, I am told, save the Exchequer about €2 billion a year. If the Exchequer were to pay for the work some 150,000 carers do, it would cost...

Social Welfare Benefits. (27 Oct 2005)

David Stanton: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is his Department's policy in regard to the carer's allowance or carer's benefit that when a claimant has his or her payment refused, reduced or stopped, that he or she is fully informed of his or her right to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/05]

Social Welfare Benefits. (27 Oct 2005)

David Stanton: Does the Minister agree that matters are getting worse in the Department with regard to carers? The target was 80% in eight weeks in 2001 and 26% was achieved, now the target is 70% in 13 weeks and 50% of that has been achieved. Will the Minister comment on that and tell us why it is taking so long for the Department to reach the target? In cases where carer's allowance is stopped, is it the...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

David Stanton: Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department is conducting any research into the numbers and needs of children who are carers of parents or siblings with disabilities; if such research is not currently underway, if she will commission such research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28945/05]

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

David Stanton: ...which has not been increased even though people pay much more for oil in particular. He should act in that regard soon because it is having an impact. The Minister referred to his commitment to carers. We are all committed to and laud and appreciate the work carers do. It has been argued that they save the Exchequer a fortune and we need to do more for them. The grant brought in last year...

Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the supports provided by the State for carers; his views on whether they are adequate and equitable; his plans to enhance these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17345/05]

Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)

David Stanton: ...conditions, who very often perceive that their payment is taken from them or stopped as soon as they reach 66. In their view, they are penalised for reaching pension age, since at that stage the carer's allowance is stopped and they must choose between it and the old age pension. Is that fair and right, and does the Minister plan to address it?

Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)

David Stanton: Does the Minister think it is right that someone caring for an adult dependant and in receipt of the carer's allowance no longer receives that allowance when he or she reaches retirement age? As the person gets older, the allowance is taken away. Will he address this given that his Department is, thankfully, saving millions in fraud detection and other areas? Can he give details showing the...

Social Welfare Code. (24 May 2005)

David Stanton: Many of them are carers.

Social Welfare Code. (23 Feb 2005)

David Stanton: Are carers treated less favourably than pensioners when assessments of capital means are carried out?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)

David Stanton: ...benefit who suffer a second injury will thus establish their entitlement to disability benefit. That is a good move with which I agree. The relaxation of employment conditions for entitlement to carer's benefit is also welcome. The Bill provides for an improvement in the annual respite care grant from June. The Minister is correct in identifying carers as a group in society that needs...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2005)

David Stanton: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria that will apply to carers who will receive the annual respite care grant and who are providing full-time care to a person who needs such care; the employment related conditions that will apply; when he will issue directions or guidelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2444/05]

Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)

David Stanton: ...perhaps better visually displayed. Hopes were high last year; 2003 was a "feel good" year. The year 1997 was a "feel good" year too. It was a "feel good" year for people with disabilities and for carers and advocates. The Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities reported in 1997. The report was a landmark document with over 400 recommendations. The most pivotal recommendation...