Annual Parliament 2011

Alt text: Microphone at the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament with colourful background.

ISCP NOTICE Annual Parliament Meeting (APM) 2011 in the Liberty Hall Theatre & Conference Centre  from 1.45pm on Friday 11 March to 1.00pm Saturday 12 March 2011 The Annual Parliament provides the Parliament’s 400 affiliated member organisations with an opportunity to promote the views of older people, to set policy for the Parliament and to elect officers…

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News in Brief – December 2010

Senior citizens at Irish Parliament gathering for senior advocacy and age-friendly initiatives.

The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament has issued a special “News in Brief” focusing on Budget 2011. Click here: News in Brief December 2010 to view / download the newsletter (pdf format, 272kb).

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Regulation required for Home Care

Accessible healthcare for seniors in Ireland.

The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament condemns the latest scandal of Elder Abuse against Older People and reiterates the call made on that programme by its CEO Mairead Hayes that there is an urgent need for statutory regulation and licencing of this area of care for very vulnerable Older People. The old and vulnerable must be…

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BUDGET 2011 – Does it Protect Older People?

Close-up of senior citizens discussing at Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, emphasizing elder rights and community engagement.

In the run-up to Budget 2011 the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament campaigned to “Protect Older People”. We maintained that it was vital that Older People be protected from the worst of the ravages arising from the Budget. Has today’s Budget 2011 accomplished this simple aim? Older People needed protection in the Budget. We very much…

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