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ISCP Christmas Raffle 2022
We had a wonderful day selling raffle tickets in the Omni Shopping Centre in Santry on Friday 25th November. We received fantastic support from shoppers and passers-by while getting the opportunity to talk about some of the work that we do. We exchanged stories and laughs with the locals and welcomed all kinds of amazing support on the day.
A huge thank you to our colleague Grace for organising every aspect of the raffle, from printing and posting tickets to bagging incredible prizes. This is only a fraction of the hard work that Grace carries out behind the scenes in the ISCP. We also want to thank all of our members and the volunteers who have been helping us to sell tickets over the last few weeks.
A reminder to our members to please return the ticket stubs before the 19th December along with any money raised. This ensures that everybody will get a chance to be in the final draw on 20th December to win one of our top prizes.
Please feel free to get in touch if you would like any tickets for our raffle on 085 2604957 or by emailing office@seniors.ie
Our next day out selling raffle tickets will be in Donaghmede Shopping Centre on Friday 16th December from 9.30am to 6pm. Keep an eye out for some of our dedicated members taking time out to support the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament.
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 level.
The Civic Forum is designed to fulfil government commitments to strengthen social dialogue and progress civic participation. Participants will hear examples of this from an international and national perspective and will share their own perspectives on promoting greater participation in public policy making.
At this first such event the attendees will shape the role that the Civic Forum can play and the contribution that it can make to creating better public policy.
Addressing delegates at the launch of the Civic Forum at the Aviva Stadium, the Taoiseach highlighted the essential role played by the community and voluntary sector in Irish society.
This model of engagement with the community and voluntary sector, is in line with the five-year strategy; “Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities”. The model will be led by the Department of Rural and Community Development and will support open dialogue and increase collaboration with the sector.
> First national dialogue forum explores how to strengthen public participation in policy making
> 130 delegates from community and voluntary and state sectors attend event at the Aviva Stadium
> A new model of engagement will bolster dialogue and further engage community representatives
The Civic Forum is designed to fulfil government commitments to strengthen social dialogue and progress civic participation. Participants will hear examples of this from an international and national perspective and will share their own perspectives on promoting greater participation in public policy making.
At this first such event the attendees will shape the role that the Civic Forum can play and the contribution that it can make to creating better public policy.
At the launch of the Civic Forum at the Aviva Stadium, the Taoiseach highlighted the essential role played by the community and voluntary sector in Irish society.
Inputs from the Community Platform, County Councils, The Wheel, Partnership Companies and OECD contributed to the thinking on the day and informed the discussion groups.
Keeping 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 and Retired Semi–State Staff Associations.
The Bill (in brief) seeks the right of retired workers to have a voice in all decisions affecting their income. As it stands now, this right passes after six months of retirement. For further information on the Bill, please click HERE.
Yesterday, 15th November, Bríd Smith highlighted the lack of progress on this issue with an Taoiseach Míchael Martin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=c192VHWT5LU
The ISCP will continue to support the rights of all older people to a have a full say in everyday issues that affect their quality of life.
“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 to create a greater awareness of the need to address the insecurity of the current system.
"Si j'ai travaillé toute ma vie, même si j'ai eu un emploi mal payé, j'ai autant le droit à une #retraite de qualité, qu'un cadre supérieur."
Susan Shaw, directrice du @seniorsparl, plaide pour un niveau de vie décent pour tous.

#27Arte #retraités #ReformeDesRetraites pic.twitter.com/GYSG1WaCjl— 27 – ARTE (@27_ARTE) October 31, 2022
The translation of the above Twitter post reads:
“If I’ve worked all my life, even if I’ve had a low-paying job, I have as much right to a quality retirement as a senior executive.”
Susan Shaw, Director of @seniorsparl, advocates for a decent standard of living for all.
We continue to make links around Ireland and with other EU countries on the issue of pension adequacy. We will endeavor to advocate for a more sustainable and equal pension system.