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I don’t think there was a person in the country who wasn’t touched in some way or other by this week’s Prime Time Investigates programme, which was aired on RTE on Monday night last.

The Carers Association Kilkenny will hold their Support Group Meeting at the Parish Centre, Loughboy on Thursday April 28 at 10.30am.

Castlebar based Fianna Fáil election candidate Lisa Chambers has said that if elected she will press for an emergency helpline for young carers. She told a meeting of carers in Castlebar that young carers should have 24 hour, seven day a week, access to ready help, advice, and support. Ms Chambers said that there are 3,000 carers under the age of 17 in the country, and in many cases they are carrying out their duties isolated and alone.

The Carer’s Association is the national voluntary body suporting family carers, who give high quality care at home, to loved ones who are elderly, frail, seriously ill, people with disabilities and children with special needs.

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.

Mayo’s 5,440 family carers provide 130,000 hours of care in the home each week to frail older people, people with disabilities, the terminally ill and those with special needs. To recognise the enormous contribution of these carers, The Carers of the Year Awards 2010 has been launched.

The psychiatry of old age team in the HSE ‘s Mayo Mental Health Service has been involved in an innovative project to support the relatives and carers of people with dementia.

Carers across Westmeath are outraged that Government might consider targeting carers allowances for budgetary cuts. Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin, has suggested that the cost cutting board set up by the Taoiseach to reduce departmental spending may focus on cutting recently introduced increases such as the half-rate Carers Allowance introduced two years ago. The Carers Association in Westmeath has been inundated with calls from carers across the county, angry and very worried over Minister Hanafin’s comments.  

Carers across Mayo are outraged that the Government might consider targeting carer’s allowances for budgetary cuts. Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has suggested that the cost-cutting board set up by An Taoiseach to reduce departmental spending may focus on cutting recently introduced increases such as the half-rate carer’s allowance introduced two years ago. The Carers Association in Mayo has been inundated with calls from carers across the county, angry and very worried over Minister Hanafin’s comments.

The Carers Association hosted a pre-budget briefing meeting in Dublin recently for TDs and senators, urging government not to cut payments for carers in the up-coming mini-budget.