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Age Action had the busiest year in its 21 year history in 2013, providing direct support for thousands of older people as the Government’s austerity measures continued to hit the sickest and poorest, the charity’s annual meeting was told in Dublin today.

Age Action is urging the general public to play a greater role to help  tackle  the silent scourge of elder abuse in Ireland by becoming aware of the warning signs of abuse and knowing what to do if they suspect an older neighbour or friend is being abused.

Google and Age Action are once again joining forces in the search to find Ireland’s top Silver Surfers. The Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, today launched the 2014 Google Silver Surfer Awards with Age Action at the Soda Lab in Google’s EMEA Headquarters in Dublin.

Age Action has given a guarded welcome to the Government’s plans for water charges and measures to protect older people, agreed at today’s Cabinet meeting. But it noted that the full impact of the charges on older people will not be known until all details of the tariff package have been decided.