Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update and a proposed timeline, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government, when the means testing for carer’s allowance will be abolished. [7190/25]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to phase out the means test for carer's allowance within this Government; the proposed timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7838/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 602 together.

The Government is very aware of the key role that family carers play in Irish society and the challenges they face. The Programme for Government has set out a timeline which commits to significantly increasing the income disregards for Carer’s Allowance in each Budget with a view to phasing out the means test during the lifetime of the Government.

I trust that this clarifies the issue for the Deputy.