Commissioner needed for ageing and older people
The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs, representing seven leading older persons organisations, is calling on all political parties to support their call to create an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People.
The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs, representing seven leading older persons organisations, is calling on all political parties to include a commitment in their manifestos, ahead of the next general election, to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and to re-launch the National Positive Ageing Strategy with a strong implementation and monitoring plan and a ring-fenced budget.
According to ‘Taking stock: Is Government keeping its commitments to older people?’, a review launched by the Alliance, there has been a significant failure to deliver many of Ireland’s policy commitments for ageing and older people.
