Year: 2024

Age Action says party manifestos ‘prepare to fail’ for Ireland’s ageing population

According to Dr Nat O’Connor, Age Action’s Senior Policy Adviser: “There are already over 1.1 million people aged 60 or older and, in the lifetime of the next government, 2025-2029, there will be an extra 135,000 people aged 60 and older, including an extra 47,000 aged 80 and older. Yet, none of the political parties […]

Age Action welcomes enhanced fuel allowance for those aged 66+, but regrets state pension lost spending power and lack of supports for those living alone.

Reacting to Budget 2025, which fell on the International Day of Older Persons, Age Action’s policy adviser Nat O’Connor said “An additional €12 for those in receipt of a full state pension will help some older people to cover their weekly costs, but it means that for yet another budget cycle the state has failed […]