Posts by Sharon
Double Date with Leinster House Debates
Wednesday the 10th of May was a busy day for the ISCP as we attended two Joint Committee Meetings in Leinster House with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment as well as the Department of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands. The first meeting focused on the General Scheme of the…
Read MoreSenior Citizens’ Lobby of Fine Gael Ard Fheis, University of Galway.
“End this blatant and ageist discrimination against pensioners!” After Storm Kathleen forced the parliament to postpone a larger lobby of the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, the ICSP’s national co-ordinator, Pat Mellon, led a skeleton delegation of retirees from all four provinces to the fringes of Mr Harris’ inaugural convention as leader. The Irish Senior Citizens’…
Read MoreGREAT SCHEME UNTIL THE STING IN THE TAIL AT RETIREMENT
When we think of getting older and retiring, more often than not we think in terms of a more relaxed phase in our lives, where we get to travel for a little more than the ‘week in the sun’. We see ourselves with free time and money for hobbies and new interests. This is the…
Read MoreSurvey for a Healthy Ireland in 2025!
We want to make a real impact on the Health Budget for 2025. In order for Government to plan Budget 2025 accurately, we must remind them of the reality of growing older in Ireland and the numerous hardships older people are now facing. People are living longer and numbers of older people are rapidly increasing.…
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