Mary Lou McDonald

Consideration of/ action around policy recommendations raised to better support older people in Ireland.

Seeking political commitment for the extension of the ARP Programme.

To share EAPN Ireland's priorities for the next Government, and call on candidates and parties to adopt a range of commitments, and to deliver on them should they form the next Government, covering eight key areas: Systemic Change; Income Adequacy; Inclusive Labour Markets;…

For EAPN Ireland priorities and proposals for the next Government to be included in discussions on Government formation, for the next Government to commit to eradicating, not just alleviating, poverty, for all political parties and independent TDs to put ending poverty at the…

For political parties and candidates to address the Platform proposals under four key areas: the eradication of poverty; the delivery of a universal Public System of Early Childhood Education and Care; the implementation of an effective model of collaborative governance; the…

For the Platform’s key priorities and proposals for the next Government to be included in the Programme for Government.

To propose that, similar to recipients of the Jobseekers Benefit and Jobseekers Allowance, recipients of Farm Assist should receive credited social insurance contributions for pension purposes.::That Social insurance credits should be provided to farmers on Farm Assist before…

To seek inclusion of key priorities in new Programme for Government: sustained investment in public services; address systemic barriers in the labour market; introduce benchmarking of social welfare rates to lift people above poverty line, provide them with Minimum Essential…