by The Advocate | Apr 15, 2024 | news
As the State promises carers a contributory pensions for a life time of full-time care -they have excluded 1000s of life-time carers who received a social welfare payment during their time providing full-time care -these carers have saved the State over €20 billion a year contributing to the huge budget surplus that the Government are holding .It appears that the Government have not learned any lessons from the abject failure of their referendum on care
by The Advocate | Jan 29, 2024 | B4gmedia, news
Yet again the Government has decided that people with disabilities and Carers are to received a decrease in their limited support from the State .When the cost of living is factored in the provision of just €12 per week will push 1000s of vunerable people in poverty...
by The Advocate | Oct 8, 2023 | news
Ireland now has 518,000 unpaid carers saving the state €20 Billion we must support these carers with a fair package of measures in Budget 2024
by The Advocate | Oct 7, 2023 | news
As the Government plan this weeks budget with a surplus of €9.6 Billion they should reflect on the figures published below by the CSO as a result of the 2022 census . Carers and people with disabilities urgently require weekly support of €350 per week , this figure...
by The Advocate | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
We have 5 Minister with Disability in their Job descriptions yet this Government have decided to ignore carers and people with disabilities when awarding a COVID 19 bonus .Carers and people with disabilities abandoned by Government throughout the COVID pandemic worked 24/7 -365 days a year without a break yet this cruel Government offer them a Bank Holiday which the can’t take.
