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Posted by newsdesk1 on July 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
One in 20 in Ireland is a family carer, this will be one in five by 2030 and Health System inadequate Family Carers Ireland presented its Pre-Budget Submission 2018 to Government today in Dublin. The Submission is titled ‘Budget 2018: Share the Care’ to highlight that care must be a shared responsibility between the state, […]
Posted by newsdesk1 on June 16, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Central Statistics Office has revealed today that the number of family carers in Ireland is up from 187,112 in 2011 to 195,263 in 2016. Family Carers Ireland say there is likely an additional 160,000 family carers but many don’t identify themselves as carers until in crisis. “The CSO’s Irish Health Survey findings released last […]
Posted by newsdesk1 on July 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment
National Carers Strategy monitoring group launched its ‘Family Carers’ Scorecard’, assessing what the National Carers’ Strategy has achieved for family carers since its launch in July 2012. This is the third year-on-year scorecard published, and is based on an assessment of Government’s Third Progress Report on the Strategy from September 2014 – September 2015. Of […]