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- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456, 457 and 472 together. Support for carers has been a priority of Government since 1997. Payments to carers have been greatly improved over that period and qualifying conditions for carers allowance have been significantly eased, coverage of the scheme has been extended and new schemes such as carers benefit and the respite care payment have been...
- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of carers claims that ceased in the most recent complete year due to the death of the person being cared for, the admission of that person to an institution, a change of residence of that person, a recovery in the ability of person being cared for, the carer's own death, the carer's incapacity, the carer ceasing to...
- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount saved by the operation of the means test for the carer's allowance in the most recent complete year for which data is available; the percentages of that amount that are attributable to the carer's own income from earnings and self-employment, the carer's own income from other sources, the carer's own investments, the...
- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
Séamus Brennan: The carer's allowance is a social assistance payment which provides income support to people who are providing certain older people or people with a disability with full time care and attention and whose incomes fall below a certain limit. In line with other social assistance schemes, a means test is applied to the carer's allowance so as to ensure that limited resources are directed to those...
- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average age of carers at the time of application; the proportion of carers aged under 40 years, under 55 years and under 60 years when they first apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10345/06]
- Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Mar 2006)
David Stanton: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proportion of carers who are known to have resumed employment or transferred to another social welfare payment within three months of when their entitlement to carer's benefit or allowance ceased in the most recent 12 months for which data is readily available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/06]