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Carer's Allowance

    Opinion: Now is the time for action on disability, not talking
    Rosaleen McDonagh
    Minister moves to defend record as TDs demand carers allowance means test be scrapped
    Relaxed threshold for means-tested Carer's Allowance to take effect today
    Opinion: The health service will collapse if the exploitation of Ireland's carers isn't addressed
    Catherine Cox
    Carers will be able to visit a GP for free from next year
    'Utterly appalling': Anger expressed at waiting times for carer's allowance claims
    Waiting times for social welfare payments vary from one week to 40 weeks
    'Completely unacceptable': 21-week wait for carer's allowance claims to be processed
    'Sometimes, I see fear in his eyes. I constantly reassure him but reassurance only lasts seconds.'
    Dorothy Mooney
    The number of people receiving a carer's allowance has increased by 40%
    Opinion: Being ill is hard – having to fight for every basic human right is much, much harder
    Corina Duyn
    At least 60% of domiciliary care allowance applications refused
    Respite care grant cut by over €300 in budget
    Hundreds waiting over a year to appeal refused disability allowance
    Carers using respite grant to pay bills, rather than for actual respite
    Readers' Panel: Full-time carer
    Readers' Panel: What are you expecting from the Budget?
    Criminal Assets Bureau takings now over €133million
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