Ivor Callely
Question:19 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on whether the carer's allowance is seriously flawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/96]
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19 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on whether the carer's allowance is seriously flawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/96]
79 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons who were in receipt of a carer's allowance in 1995; if his attention has been drawn to the potential of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6975/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 79 together.
The carer's allowance is a social assistance scheme which provides an income maintenance payment to people who are providing elderly or incapacitated pensioners with full-time care and attention and whose incomes fall below certain limits.
At the end of December, 1995 a total of 7,189 people were in receipt of the allowance.