The Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, Áine Brady, met with over 130 older people, service providers, and personnel from voluntary and community bodies working with older people in the Midlands on Friday.
The public consultation, held at the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, was the last in a series of meetings held throughout the country over the past three months in relation to the National Positive Ageing Strategy, a detailed plan that will set the direction for future policies, programmes, and services for older people in the years ahead.
Noting that this is the first time that there has been such a wide-ranging consultation between Government and older people in Ireland on issues that impinge on their lives, Minister Brady emphasised that she is very much aware of the need to ensure that every voice is heard, that every issue is raised, and that all viewpoints are given ample consideration.
“The new strategy will set the direction of policies, programmes, and services for older people in the years ahead. In developing it we are planning for an Ireland in which there will be more older people than ever before in our history,” the Minister said.
