Archive for November 2022
A new Civic Forum: Co-creating a shared future
Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien, have opened a new Civic Forum for dialogue between the Community and Voluntary Sector and the State. The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament were pleased to participate in this key event bringing together community activists from local regional and national…
Read MoreKeeping the Pressure on
ISCP are leading the campaign to have the Pension Bill (proposed by Brid Smith PBP) moved to the next stage, with a view to having the Bill successfully passed by the Government. This is fully supported by our members from ESB, Retired Civil and Public Servants, Retired Airline Staff Association, Alliance of Retired Public Servants…
Read More“A Pension is not a gift, it is a Right!”
Following on from last week’s post, we wanted to share a video from Twitter of our CEO in action. Susan Shaw recently appeared on French TV expressing the necessity for an adequate and equal pension and the right to a decent standard of living. We use the media whenever possible, to highlight this issue and…
Read MorePensions: are we doomed to work longer and longer? – ARTE 27
We are consistently working towards a secure safe and adequate income for people reliant on the state pension. We believe this is crucial to ensuring older people live without fear of poverty and the ability to meet their everyday bills. In order to further this discussion, we use the media whenever possible, to highlight this…
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