Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1792. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to increase the payment rate for people in receipt of half-rate carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government includes a commitment to ‘Ensure Parents who are aged 66+ and caring for children with lifelong disabilities retain the rate at which they are paid their Carer’s Allowance and concurrently receive the State Pension’. This commitment will be advanced over the lifetime of the Government in the annual budgetary context and in light of available resources.

Any further changes or improvements will be considered in an overall budgetary and policy context.