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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

.... We look forward to participating in the scheme but it is a medium to long-term solution. The immediate problem concerns people who are in hospitals and who cannot get home help hours and family carers who do amazing work but who are driven right to the edge to support people. Social workers tell us they are waiting for recipients of home help hours to die to free up home help hours...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Mr. Justin Moran: It would be helpful to explore that issue. It is very important to recognise the contribution made by men and women, predominantly women, who were carers. They were not collecting a salary and paying stamps but they were raising families and many of them gave up good jobs to do so. For them not to receive any credit or recognition for that from the pension system is...

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