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2026-01-13
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Specific details/Intended results: (1) Targeted training for those interacting with older people and resources to engage in honest conversations (2) Provision of bereavement supports for older bereaved people who are at heightened risk of social isolation (3) Guaranteed access to out-of-hours GP and community nursing services for all older people at end of life (4) Implement the Statutory Homecare Scheme to support older people to stay in their own home for as long as possible. ::Intended results continued from entry above: (5) Repeat the National End of Life Survey (6) Support the establishment of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People.
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Person(s) lobbied: Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual (AV) Room, Leinster House, 15 October 2025.Who did the lobbying? Paula O’Reilly (Irish Hospice Foundation), Áine Brady (Third Age), Maurice O’Connell (Alliance of Age Sector NGOs) on behalf of the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs.Policy Area: Experiences of Older People at End of Life; Bereavement; Loss and Grief; Positive ageing; Ageism.
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Person(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Leinster House, Tuesday 4 November 2025Who did the lobbying? Paula O’Reilly (Irish Hospice Foundation), Áine Brady (Third Age), Maurice O’Connell (Alliance of Age Sector NGOs) on behalf of the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs.Policy Area: Experiences of Older People at End of Life; Bereavement; Loss and Grief; Positive ageing; Ageism.
2025-09-11
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2025-05-07
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Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: (1) Promote awareness of key policy commitments relevant to our ageing population and (2) the value of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People in enhancing the capacity and capability of public services to address ageing and the challenges and opportunities arising.
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Call for accelerated implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people. Representative of the Age Sector Alliance of NGOs met with Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Tuesday 8 April 2025. Policy areas discussed were Policy Area: Positive ageing; Services for Older People; Ageism; Loneliness; Housing for Older People.
2025-01-17
4 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Senator), Seanad; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.::Heightened awareness of (1) the slow implementation of policy commitments relevant to our ageing population and (2) the value of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People in enhancing the capacity and capability of public services to address ageing and the challenges and opportunities arising.
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Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Wednesday 18 September. Lobbying was carried out by Pat Mellon (Irish Senior Citizens Parliament), Seán Moynihan (ALONE), Maureen Kavanagh (Active Retirement Ireland), Áine Brady (Third Age), Paula O’Reilly (Irish Hospice Foundation), Andy Heffernan (Alzheimer Society of Ireland), Karen Horgan (Age & Opportunity), Maurice O’Connell (Alliance of Age Sector NGOs).
2024-09-16
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and the need for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.
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Meeting with Siobhán Russell, Head of Communications & Research, Fianna Fáil; Declan Ryan, Head of Policy, Fianna Fáil, Leinster House, 15 July 2024.
2024-09-11
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The call for a national strategy to be developed and implemented in order to combat loneliness and isolation.
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The lobbying took place as part of the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs. Present were Áine Brady (Third Age), Seán Moynihan (ALONE), Hugh O’Connor (Alliance of Age Sector NGOs). Lobbying took place in Leinster House, 31 July 2024.
2024-05-17
16 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shortall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Lisa Chambers (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Heightened awareness of (1) the weak or slow implementation of policy commitments relevant to our ageing population and (2) the value of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People in enhancing the capacity and capability of public services to address ageing and the challenges and opportunities arising.
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Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual (AV) Room, Leinster House, 14 February 2024.Policy Area: Positive ageing; Services for Older People; Ageism.Relevant matter: Call for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.
2024-01-11
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2023-09-13
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Heightened awareness of the value of an independent commissioner in enhancing the capacity and capability of public services to address ageing and the challenges and opportunities arising. To call for an Independent Commissioner on ageing and older people.
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Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual Room in Leinster House on may 3rd. The aim of the meeting was to heighten awareness of the value of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People. To Combat ageism, and explain why Ireland needs to take ageism seriously and to take meaningful action to counteract it. To call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People.