Archive for February 2023

The ISCP are disappointed with the Cost-of-Living Package that was finally announced on Tuesday 21st February. While we welcome any and all support, we are consistently let-down by yet another string of temporary measures. Measures that only offer one-off support for energy bills while people struggle to meet the everyday cost of living. We worry…

As the Government meet to finalise plans for cost of living supports, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament call for targeted measures for those living on the state pension. However welcome the one-off measures are in light of energy bills, this is not a long-term solution. People living on an income that cannot meet the on-going…

The recent Budget, while not fully addressing the reality of the increases in the cost of living, did offer some relief by way of increase of €12.00 to all on social welfare payments. The one-off payments and changes to supports also offered some financial relief, albeit on a short-term basis. However, we are now hearing…

On the 25th of January, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament headed up a delegation of ISCP members, whom are also retired workers, who presented to the Joint Committee on the Industrial Relations Bill. This bill is in relation to the Provisions in Respect of Pensions Entitlements of Retired Workers.   We presented to the Joint Committee, on the…