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Kilkenny Carers on the Half Rate Carers Allowance work for 96 cent per hour. At its recent pre-budget briefing in Dáil Éireann for Minister’s, TD’s and Senators, The Carers Association implored Government not to introduce further cuts to vital social welfare payments for Kilkenny carers in Budget 2011.

The Carers Association will be hosting one day seminars in stress management for family carers this October. These seminars are designed to provide coping mechanisms for dealing with the high-stress situations many carers encounter while looking after a loved one at home.

A recent survey of family caregivers on caregiverstress.com revealed that more than half of the respondents (51 per cent) said their ageing relative resisted care. These seniors often object to help whether it is from their own children or a professional caregiver who tries to come into their homes to assist.

The Carers Association in Westmeath is making a final call for nominations for the organisation’s Carers of the Year and Young Carer of the Year awards. Due to the number of nominations still being received, the closing date has been extended by two weeks to Friday September 24.

A new group of family carers is being formed in Bagenalstown.

A new group of family carers is being formed in Bagenalstown.

The business of caring is expected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next decade and beyond.

Fine Gael social protection spokesman Michael Ring TD has warned that growing numbers of Irish emigrants returning to the country are being refused essential benefits like Jobseekers Allowance and Carers Allowance.

The Carers’ Association is the National Voluntary Body and registered charity for family carers in the home, whose vision is to achieve recognition and a better quality of life for Family Carers by advocating for equality and social justice.

An organisation which is campaigning against budgetary cuts to the Brothers of Charity services is calling on the Government to guarantee families that essential services already cut will be reinstated and that frontline services will not be curtailed.