Comments for Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament

Comment on Budget 2010: ISCP submission by Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:28:59 +0000

Battling to retain Christmas bonus – Drogheda Independent – Wednesday November 04 2009
http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/news/battling-to-retain-christmas-bonus-1933007.html

Comment on Is the “Fair Deal” fair? by Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:43 +0000

HSE denies claims over hike in public nursing home fees – Irish Examiner – Thursday, November 19, 2009

Comment on Is the “Fair Deal” fair? by Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:18 +0000

Maximum 80% of income due on ‘fair deal’ – Irish Times – Friday, October 30, 2009:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1030/1224257681020.html

Comment on Sylvia Meehan – People of the year by Jun

Jun — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:37:44 +0000

Been reading the other recent posts. I can say that this is a very deserving award for Sylvia. Will wait for more positive news on this site.

Comment on Silent support to reinstate Christmas bonus by ralph slater

ralph slater — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:47:50 +0000

all i’m hearing is reinstate the xmas bonus for pensioners, what about people with lifelong disabilities, and their carers that are saving the government vast amounts of money every year by providing full time care at home , i say reinstate the bonus for them too!

Comment on Over 70 medical card crisis by V Conlon

V Conlon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:28:41 +0000

I am for means testing medical cards to a certin degree. It should all be individually assesed. Look at it this way, 2 people earning the same money, the 1st is a healthy and well exercised person who is able to live their lives with no real medical problems except the odd cold, the 2nd person has breathing problems, has suffered a stroke and is wheelchair bound on longer trips then to the toilet.
The question here is which one is in more need of a medical card. Easy answer, the 2nd person.
The one problem with the way this has been done is it just looks at income, each person should be looked at how much demand they have for a medical card.
The state does not need to pay for a medical card for some one who does not need it, or that their medical needs does not affect their standard of living.
All types of state payments should be looked at this way. The people who need it the most should get it. Why should the state give money to people who can well afford to pay for it themselves.
And lastly, if the situation changes for the 1st person, in that their medical needs grow greater then they can afford, they should be able to avail of the medical card.
Thanks for reading this, best of luck.

Comment on Public meetings on elder abuse & elections by Ajantha Tennakoon

Ajantha Tennakoon — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:04:39 +0000

I pledge my support for your site. My wish is that society is educated on elder abuse. Financial exploitation is one of the most common forms of elder abuse in asian countries.

Comment on Public meetings on elder abuse & elections by T.Rusiripala

T.Rusiripala — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:16:41 +0000

I am from Sri Lanka and the President of the Peoples Bank Pensioners Association with a membership of 4500 pensioners and widows.I am pleased to note the current devolopments taking place in your part of the world and keenly watching events.We need to emulate some of your activities as pioneering steps required for the world to understand the importance of elders.

Comment on Dublin European Election Meeting – 21 May 2009 afternoon by Mary Aloe

Mary Aloe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:57:19 +0000

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Comment on Public meetings on elder abuse & elections by Bill Bartmann

Bill Bartmann — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:58:44 +0000

Excellent site, keep up the good work