Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Budget 2012 Changes To Contributory Pension
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament welcomes the fact that in Budget 2012 Pensions in payment were maintained at their current rate. However the Parliament is concerned that many members who are due to receive their pension from September 2012 will be affected by these proposed changes to the contributory rates listed below. We urge the…
Read MoreBUDGET 2011 – Does it Protect Older People?
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…
Read MoreBUDGET 2011 – It’s not too late to Protect Older People
In the run-up to Budget 2011 the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament today ramped up its campaign to “Protect Older People”. The cold snowy weather and Budget 2011 both present special challenges to Older People. The weather threatens hypothermia, isolation and broken bones. The Budget threatens cutbacks and tax increases. Both events threaten service reductions. It…
Read MoreBudget Fever Hits Early
ARE OLDER PEOPLE BEING TARGETED WE ASK The Minister for Social Protection Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., in response to a question posed to him, responded that he cannot rule out a Budget Cut to the Older Age Pension (State Pension). The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament would remind the Minister that over 50% of Older People are dependent on…
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