Posts Tagged ‘Pension’
Galway European and Local Election Meeting
The Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament’s Galway meeting with European and Local Election candidates took place on 13 May 2009 in the Salthill Hotel. Candidates from the North-West Euro Constituency and Galway local electoral areas were invited. The meeting was attended by two European Candidates: Marian Harkin MEP (Independent) and Fiachra Ó Luain (Independent). Mary Thornton…
Read MoreFergus Finlay on Community Support for Older People
Fergus Finlay speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime 22/04/2009 I met the Senior Citizens’ Parliament last Friday at their Annual Conference in Dublin. They are an impressive and determined group of people who have two aims, to be a strong voice representing Older People and their needs and to promote inter-generational solidarity. Although God knows…
Read MoreFergus Finlay at the Annual Parliament Meeting 2009
Making all our Voices heard Remarks by Fergus Finlay, CEO, Barnardos At the Senior Citizens Parliament Dublin, 17th April 2009 It was our former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, who famously urged us to party on as if there were no tomorrow. And for many years it seemed, despite all sorts of warning signs, that the party…
Read MoreISCP Annual Parliament 2009
Speaking today at the Annual Parliament Meeting, Senior Citizens’ Parliament President Sylvia Meehan expressed the deep shock which Older People are feeling as a result of the removal of the Christmas Bonus for all Social Welfare Recipients. Ms Meehan said that it was the equivalent of a 2% reduction in State Pension for Old Age…
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