North West MEP leads way in bringing in paid leave for carers
A North West MEP who’s a longtime advocate for carers is welcoming a proposal to provide them with paid leave for the first time in Ireland. The proposal has yet to be approved by the European Parliament. MEP Marian Harkin, who is founder and chairperson of the Parliament’s Carers’ Interest…
Calls for means tests for carers to be relaxed
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the means test on the carers allowance needs to be relaxed as part of the solution to our health crisis. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry says there are a number of measures that need to be urgently considered by government in order to address the…