Family Carers Ireland

Family Carers Ireland is a non-profit organisation based in Dublin, Leinster.

History

It started as The Carers Association in 1987,[1] and was the first national carers association for lobbying government,[2] representing family carers and advocate for carers rights in Ireland. The national census of 2006 shows that there are 160,917 people who stated that they are carers and almost 41,000 of these carers are providing 43 or more hours of care each week. The association estimates that carers provide 194 million hours of care a year to the value of about 2.5 billion Euros to the economy. Approximately 33,000 full-time carers qualify for the Carers Allowance from the government. This Allowance is means tested. The government has committed to developing a National Carers Strategy by the middle of 2008.[3]

The Carers Association was the subject of a chapter-length study in Care Work: The Quest for Security.[4]

Merger with Caring For Carers Ireland

Caring For Carers Ireland was[5] a national care organisation in Ireland[6] that provided training on homecare and computer skills to family carers, as well as talks on the issues affecting family carers.[7]

In addition to assisting carers directly, it collaborated with other care organisations and academics[8][9] in order to raise awareness of issues faced by carers, including by facilitating access to carers for interview,[6] and convening conferences of care organisations.[10][11]

It was founded in County Clare, around 1988[5]-1990,[12] by Soroptimists.[13][14]

Its importance in social care in Ireland was acknowledged by multiple government ministers.[15][16]

Around 2015–2016, it merged with The Carers Association[12] to form Family Carers Ireland.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Office, International Labour (30 September 2017). Care Work: The Quest for Security. International Labour Organization. ISBN 9789221114024. Retrieved 30 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Power, Andrew (2010). Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving. Ashgate Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-0754679509. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Carers Association". Active Link. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ Daly, Mary, ed. (2001). Care Work: The Quest for Security. International Labour Organization. ISBN 9789221114024.
  5. ^ a b c "New carers group launched in Ennis". The Clare Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b Baker, J.; Lynch, K.; Lyons, M.; Feeley, Maggie; Hanlon, Niall; O'Brien, Maeve; Walsh, Judy; Cantillon, Sara (30 April 2016). Affective Equality: Love, Care and Injustice. Springer. ISBN 9780230245082. Retrieved 30 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Mayo Advertiser, Fri, 4 September 2015 (4 September 2015). "Community Diary 04/09/15". Advertiser.ie. Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Assessing telecare for carers of older people: a research network" (PDF). Hse.openrepository.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. ^ "ABCD" (PDF). Ncpop.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ^ "DEFG" (PDF). Uke.de. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. ^ "HIJK" (PDF). Uke.de. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Merger confirmed for Ennis-based Carers group". The Clare Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  13. ^ 25 years of caring in Clare (26 October 2014). "25 years of caring in Clare – The Clare Champion". Clarechampion.ie. Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Power, Andrew (2010). Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving – Andrew Power – Google Books. ISBN 9780754679509. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Minister Séan Power opens the Caring for Carers Ireland Annual Respite Weekend and Conference in Castlebar – Department of Health". health.gov.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Speech for Minister Brady for the Opening of the Caring for Carer's Respite Weekend – Department of Health". health.gov.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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