Results 21-31 of 31 for carers speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (27 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...and certain social welfare payments, including pensions, where the social welfare payment is secondary to employment income. At present, as set out in the Ministerial direction on reckonable income, Carer's Allowance is not included as a secondary source of reckonable income. However, Disability Allowance can be included as a secondary source of income. In line with the commitment in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362, 363, 376, 382, 397 and 404 together. Provision was made in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 for a new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses. Following the necessary preparatory work the new Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...to staff wishing to apply to avail of periods of unpaid leave. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of staff in my Department currently on sabbatical/career breaks/carers leave is set out in the following table. Duration Number of Staff 0-6 months Nil 6-12 months 1 1-2 years 3 2-3 years Nil 4-5 years Nil 5 years plus 2

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...medical practitioner to report adverse reactions to any medication, it is open to anyone to report issues relating to safety and quality of healthcare products to the HPRA. This includes patients, carers, other members of the public and healthcare professionals. I can confirm that individual Defence Forces Medical Officers have reported adverse reactions to the HPRA in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Homeless Persons Supports (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...accommodation for up to 20 people. This facility also operated from January to March of last year, in support of the City Council’s initiative to alleviate homelessness in the capital. Professional carers on contract to the City Council assist with the management of the homeless persons at the facility. On Wednesday of last week Minister of State at my Department, Mr. Paul Kehoe,...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...Civil Defence, assisted by Civil Defence units from other counties, is supporting the efforts of Dublin City Council in helping to deal with the homelessness and street-sleeping issue. Working alongside professional carers contracted by the city council, a 20-bed temporary hostel was opened at Dublin Civil Defence headquarters at its premises on Wolfe Tone Quay, which will operate each...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...options open to staff wishing to avail of periods of unpaid leave. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of staff in my Department currently on sabbatical/career breaks/Carers leave is set out in the table below. Duration Number of Staff 0-6 months Nil 6-12 months Nil 1-2 years 2 2-3 years 1 4-5 years 2 5 years plus 1

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...in a manner so that they do not cause injury or unnecessary suffering to the animal.”.This section sets out several basic and general principles relating to the duty of welfare owed to an animal by its owner or carer. The detailed discussion on Committee Stage was helpful, given the need for precision not only in the wording used but also in the ordering. While the points were...

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Simon Coveney: ...by Fianna Fáil backbenchers for the State pension not to be cut and therefore it was not cut. My party agrees with that. However, it seems there was not sufficient political lobbying to protect carers, blind people, widows and the disabled. A decision was not taken to prioritise those areas in a political way. That is not acceptable. A number of very vulnerable sectors rely on...

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Simon Coveney: The Government has just binned the carer's strategy.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Dec 2005)

Simon Coveney: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he intends to take as a result of his decision to make carers a priority for the social reform agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/05]