Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the means testing for carer’s allowance will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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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.