Results 1-20 of 178 for carer's speaker:Michael McGrath

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The Government and I are enormously appreciative of the extraordinary work of the many thousands of carers throughout the country at all times and, in particular, over the course of the pandemic. As the Deputy will know, last year we increased the carer's support grant to €1,850. That was paid in June 2021. She will also know that in the budget, we made changes for the first time in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: The cut to the respite care grant last year had a real impact on thousands of families. In Mr. Dunne's opinion, based on the Carers Association with carers, what difference did it make and what message would he send to the Government as it frames this year's budget in regard to the carer's allowance, the half-rate allowance, respite care and the household benefits package?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: The Irish tax code provides for a wide range of tax credits, reliefs and allowances for individuals who are carers or have care responsibilities. Eligibility for these tax credits, reliefs and allowances is based on the conditions and criteria attached to each individual measure and the claimant’s personal circumstances. It is also important to note that Revenue pro-actively...

Finance Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2014)

Michael McGrath: ...462B of Principal Act (personal allowances and reliefs) 12. Section 462B of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new subsection (2A) after subsection (2)—“(2A) Where the primary carer has insufficient income to avail in full of the single person childcare credit the other parent may avail of the full or unused amount of the credit, on condition that the...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2014)

Michael McGrath: ...of State for his reply, which was reasonably positive and I accept it in good faith. As he will know, under the existing arrangements, it is possible in certain circumstances for the primary carer to transfer the credit in full to the secondary carer. That would arise if, for example, the primary carer does not have any employment income and has no use for the tax credit as such. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (9 Jul 2019)

Michael McGrath: ...Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 27 June 2019, if the restriction referred to in subsection (8) (details supplied) applies even in circumstances in which the home carer has no income other than carer’s benefit in a particular year. [29866/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McGrath: 483. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place to ensure that substitute home help carers are available in the Health Service Executive South area to cover home help carers who are out sick or on annual leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48167/14]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2009)

Michael McGrath: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of the half rate carer's allowance; the annual amount of money involved; her views on whether this represents value for money for the taxpayer in view of the service provided by carers; and if she will support the retention of this allowance in budget 2010. [41761/09]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...protecting those most vulnerable in society through both tax and expenditure measures. The Irish tax code provides for a wide range of tax credits, reliefs and allowances for individuals who are carers or have care responsibilities. Eligibility for these tax credits, reliefs and allowances is based on the conditions and criteria attached to each individual measure and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: One-Parent Family Payment (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the difficulties caused to parents from changes to the single person child carer credit; if he will review the rules governing the one-parent family tax credit where the primary carer is not claiming the benefit of the credit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/16]

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2014)

Michael McGrath: ...€2,500 - €1,650 by virtue of the loss of the credit and a further €800 by virtue of the loss of the additional band at the lower rate. The essence of this amendment is to allow the primary carer, who does not have a sufficient taxation liability to absorb the tax credit in full, to transfer any unused portion of the tax credit to a qualifying secondary carer. As I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (17 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to the decision in budget 2020 to increase the maximum number of hours a person can work and still qualify for the carer’s allowance to 18.5, her plans to also increase the maximum number of hours to 18.5 in order for a person to qualify for the carer’s support grant; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: ...a portion of the income of one spouse which is directed into a legally formed trust fund for a dependant child or adult with a serious disability is not reckonable as part of the means test of the carer's allowance for the other spouse that is a full time carer for that dependant child or adult. [13590/18]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Michael McGrath: ...rate carer’s allowance, who will no longer be eligible for the one parent family payment due to the age of their youngest child and will lose €86 a week when they are transferred to the full carer's allowance; if she will review same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2613/15]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Michael McGrath: I fully agree with the Deputy about the incredible role our carers play. We can never properly recognise the work they do. In the previous budget, we did make the first changes in the means test in about 14 years, which was a step forward. All of this will be considered in the lead-up to the budget. Of course, there are issues arising from the Pensions Commission that are directly...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, after line 26, to insert the following: “Report on eligibility for and take up of home carer tax credit 4. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the proportion of people who are eligible for the home carers tax credit but who are not in receipt of such a credit and ways...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: Yet again, where one parent stays at home to mind children, the gain will be far less. The Minister has thrown a sop to them with an increase in the home carers tax credit, which incidentally is only claimed by 83,000 people. Many people are not even aware of the existence of this credit and that is a job the Minister must do. A two-income couple earning €70,000 per year or more...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: ...website is clear that a couple cannot both use the standard rate cut-off point, that is where one spouse uses a portion of the other spouse's share of the band. That also applies to the home carer tax credit and that probably partly explains why we think more people might be entitled to it than is the case. Once an individual's income, let us say the primary earner, exceeds...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Michael McGrath: To acknowledge the additional costs that carers, who provide invaluable support, are incurring at this time, we will be making a payment of €500 to those who qualify for the carer’s support grant in November. We will also make a once-off payment before Christmas of €200 to those in receipt of the living alone allowance. In addition, it is important that we acknowledge...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Nov 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...band will be increased by €2,000 to €42,000 for single persons with commensurate increases for married couples and civil partners. As the Budget focussed on tackling child poverty, it also increased the home carer tax credit by €100 to €1,800, the single person child carer credit by €100 to €1,750 and the incapacitated child carer tax credit...