Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Implement the commitments made in previous two Programme for Governments and in the Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018- 2023 for a State Pension set at 34% of average weekly earnings with annual review to ensure its continued indexationTo substantially increase the Tax Credit for Pensions and requests the Government to legislate for the Living Alone Allowance to be extended to apply to all pensions irrespective of their PRSI class. ::Telephone Support Allowance ISCP requests DSP to decouple this payment from stipulation that individual needs to qualify for Living Alone and Fuel Allowance. Even for those who can avail of the allowance, the rate of €2.50 per week leaves a shortfall of circa €37 in meeting basic package with one of the bigger companies

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: to ensure that all pensioners have access to adequate health care, by ensuring access to a full medical card including optical, dental and aural packages as well as the removal of prescription charges for card holders. The policy of providing Primary Care facilities and care in the Community as promised in Sláintecare, must be delivered with immediate effect.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Leglislation to allow retired workers have access to IR after they retire.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To enable the passing of the Industrial Relations Bill

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Highlight the challenges, the dangers and the benifits of oversight

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To give a voice to retired workers over what happens to their occupational pension schemes after they have left their employment

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To give a voice to retired workers over what happens to their occupational pension schemes after they have left their employment

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Secure an Independent Commissioner for Aging and pension equality for all

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To give a voice to retired workers over what happens to their occupational pension schemes after they have left their employment

Methods: Meeting