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Irish Senior Citizens Parliament Welcomes Scrapping of Prescription Charges
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Health James O’Reilly T.D. that he plans to drop the .50cent prescription charges.
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament agrees that the charge is a deterrent that may prevent many medical card holders from getting their very essential and necessary medication.
Speaking today, Mairead Hayes CEO of the ISCP said “I look forward to genuine engagement with Minister Reilly on the many critical health issues of concern to Older People and their families. We wish him well in his appointment and put him on notice that we will be monitoring closely all policies, actions and developments over the coming months”.
ENDS
For further information contact
Mairead Hayes
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (01) 8561243 / 086 349 8848
General Election 2011: Support Older People
In the run-up to General Election 2011 the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament today stepped up its campaign to “Support Older People”.
Máiréad Hayes, CEO of the Parliament outlined the five tenets of the campaign:
Support Older Peoples Income- Support Universal Health Care
- Support the Eradication of Elder Abuse
- Support Positive Ageing
- Support Older People in the Community
The ISCP has distributed thousands of Election Campaign sheets to its members & are encouraging them to actively engage with all candidates from all political parties to “Support Older People”. We have organised a number of meetings around the country enabling Older People to engage with the Election candidates, thus ensuring that the “Voice Of The Elderly” is heard.
Click here to view / download the ISCP’s Election Campaign sheet to “Support Older People”.
Annual Parliament 2011
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 for the coming year.
News in Brief – December 2010
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).