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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...that the provision of care for vulnerable citizens is not the responsibility of the State are entirely wrong. They are, of course, very informative because they go some way towards explaining why carers have been so badly treated, why they have been left behind time and again and why so many find themselves burnt out and in a desperate lifelong battle with the system in the context of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...commitment in the programme for Government. Following on from her budget announcement, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, has announced that a review of the means test and the system of payments to carers is under way. Those are very meaningful things. As is always the case, the Deputy misrepresented what I said. I said nothing at all about vulnerable people. I said that parents have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the Central Fund) Order 2024 (without debate) - Statements on International Women’s Day (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...judge who is chair of the commission. We had the Taoiseach's free run on the "Six One" news one evening last week, and today the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, told us that a "Yes" vote would mean carers would get more supports. That is downright misinformation because it is untrue.