https___2016-2018.citizensassembly.ie_ga_An-tsli-is-fearr-chun-dul-i-ngleic-leis-na-dushlain-agus-na-deiseanna-a-bhaineann-le-daonra-ata-ag-dul-in-aois_An-tsli-is-fearr-chun-dul-i-ngleic-leis-na-dushlain-agus-na-deiseanna-a-bhaineann-le-daonra-ata-ag-dul-in-aois.html_1.xml
1.1 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 7.2 8.1 9.1 9.2 10.1 10.2 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1 17.2 18.1 18.2 19.1 20.1 21.1 22.1 23.1 24.1 25.1 26.1 27.1 28.1 29.1 29.2 29.3 30.1 31.1 32.1 33.1 34.1 35.1 36.1 37.1 37.2 38.1 39.1
The Resolution approving establishment of the Assembly outlines five topics to be considered by the Assembly. The second of these was how we best respond to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population. Schedule of Meetings The Assembly considered this particular topic on 10-11 June 2017 and 8-9 July 2017. Please click on the date above to view material presented to the Assembly that weekend. A revised full calendar of meetings is available here. Submissions The Assembly invited members of the public, representative groups and citizen organisations to make a submission on this topic. The submissions process formally opened on 3 April 2017 and closed at 5pm on 19 May 2017. To view submissions received on this topic, please click here. The Secretariat has created a summary to outline some of the key issues and some possible solutions identified by individuals, non-government organisations, and professionals on the second topic the Citizens’ Assembly considered "how we best respond to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population”. This summary covers many of the areas highlighted from the submissions process; however it is worth visiting the Citizens’ Assembly submissions section to view submissions in full. Where possible a reference number is provided to allow the Members to consider the relevant submissions in more detail. Click here to open the document (.PDF) Recommendations The recommendations were reached by ballot paper voting and follow two weekends of deliberation which focussed on long term care and independent living, income, pension provision and creating opportunities in retirement. A total of 16 questions appeared on the ballot: - 100% of the members recommended that the Government urgently prioritise and implement existing policies and strategies in relation to older people (for e.g. National Positive Ageing Strategy). - 60% of the members voted that it is the family/older person which should be responsible for providing required care for older people, but the State should have at least some responsibility. - 87% of the members recommended an increase in public resources allocated for the care of older people. - In this question members were asked to rank in order of preference where additional funding for care of older people should primarily be spent. Home care services and support received the most first preferences. - In this question members were asked to rank in order of preference where they believed overall funding for care of older people should come from. A compulsory social insurance payment received the most first preferences. - 99% of the members recommended that the Government expedite the current commitment to place home care for older persons on a statutory footing. - 99% of the members voted that regulation, such as that currently in place for residential centres, should be extended to afford better protection to older people in receipt of all health and care services. - The members made recommendations on the extension of regulation to the following health and care services for older people: Respite services; Day Care Services; Care & support services delivered by service providers in a person’s own home; Care and support services provided through a supported housing scheme. - 87% of the members recommended that the Government should introduce some form of mandatory pension scheme to supplement the State pension. - 96% of the members recommended the removal of the anomaly, which arises when a person who must retire at 65 is not entitled to the State pension until 66. - 86% of the members recommended abolishing mandatory retirement based on age. - 88% of the members recommended benchmarking the State pension by reference to average earnings. - 100% of the members recommended that the Government should take steps to rationalise private pension schemes to include greater transparency in relation to fees. - 87% of the members recommended that the Government backdate Homemakers Scheme to 1973 - 99% of the members recommended that the State support for carers, including access to education, retraining and pension arrangements should be enhanced. Part C, question 16 of the Ballot paper offered members the opportunity to make recommendations on further issues which emerged during consideration of the topic and which were not directly related to the topic of long term care, pensions, income and retirement. Members were asked to express in order of preference, which of these issues they consider to be the most important. The members made the following additional recommendations: - The responsibility for older people should be formally delegated to a dedicated Minister of State for Older People (92%) - A dedicated point of contact for older people to access information about services, supports and entitlements, supported with a national awareness campaign (91%) - Take steps to ensure that older people have a stronger voice in determining their own care needs (88%) - Ensure stronger governmental leadership in relation to the prioritisation of the health and social care needs of older people (83%) - The State should promote, encourage and organise non-financial intergenerational transfers, for example between younger and older people (73%) - The State should urgently commence the remaining provisions of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and urgently enact legislation in relation to the safeguarding of adults who may be vulnerable (92%) Reports In accordance with the Resolution of the Houses of the Oireachtas approving establishment of the Assembly, the Chair, the Honourable Mary Laffoy, laid her Final Report and Recommendations on this topic before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 8 December 2017. It was also published on the website on the same day and is available to read here. Video Archive Archive footage is able to view here.
1.1 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 7.2 8.1 9.1 9.2 10.1 10.2 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1 17.2 18.1 18.2 19.1 20.1 21.1 22.1 23.1 24.1 25.1 26.1 27.1 28.1 29.1 29.2 29.3 30.1 31.1 32.1 33.1 34.1 35.1 36.1 37.1 38.1 39.1
Tá cúig ábhar leagtha amach sa Rún ina gceadaítear bunú an Tionóil atá le breithniú ag an Tionól. An dara ceann díobh seo ná an tslí is fearr chun freagra a thabhairt ar na dúshláin agus na deiseanna a bhaineann le daonra atá ag dul in aois. Sceideal na gCruinnithe Rinne an Tionól an t-ábhar seo a mheas an 10-11 Meitheamh 2017 agus 8-9 Iúil 2017. Cliceáil ar an dáta thuas chun féachaint ar ábhar a cuireadh faoi bhráid an Tionóil an deireadh seachtaine sin. Tá féilire athbhreithnithe na gcruinnithe uile ar fáil anseo. Aighneachtaí Thug an Tionól cuireadh do dhaoine den phobal, do ghrúpaí ionadaíochta agus d'eagraíochtaí saoránach aighneacht a dhéanamh ar an ábhar seo. Osclaíodh an próiseas aighneachtaí go foirmeálta an 3 Aibreán 2017 agus dúnadh é ag 5pm an 19 Bealtaine 2017. Chun aighneachtaí ar an ábhar seo a léamh cliceáil anseo. Tá an achoimre seo curtha i dtoll a chéile ag an Rúnaíocht chun cuid de na príomhshaincheisteanna a leagan amach chomh maith le réitigh a d'aithin daoine aonair, eagraíochtaí neamhrialtais agus gairmithe ar an dara ábhar atá le plé ag an Tionól Saoránach "an bealach is fearr le dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin agus deiseanna a bhaineann le daonra atá ag dul in aois". Clúdaítear san achoimre seo go leor de na réimsí a tugadh chun solais sa phróiseas aighneachtaí; is fiú, ina dhiaidh sin féin, cuairt a thabhairt ar rannóg Aighneachtaí chuig an Tionól Saoránach chun féachaint ar aighneachtaí ina n-iomlán. Nuair is féidir tugtar uimhir thagartha chun deis a thabhairt do bhaill aighneachtaí ábhartha a bhreithniú tuilleadh. Cliceáil anseo chun an cháipéis a oscailt (.PDF) Moltaí Socraíodh na hathruithe a chuirfí i bhfeidhm trí vóta ballóide agus i ndiaidh dhá dheireadh seachtaine plé a dhírigh ar chúram fadtéarmach agus maireachtáil neamhspleách, ioncam, soláthar pinsin agus deiseanna a chruthú ar scor. Bhí 16 cheist san iomlán ar an mballóid: - Mhol 100% de chomhaltaí go gcaithfeadh an Rialtas tús áite a thabhairt do na polasaithe agus straitéisí atá ann cheana maidir le daoine breacaosta agus iad a chur i bhfeidhm go práinneach (mar shampla An Straitéis Náisiúnta um Aosú Dearfach). - Vótáil 60% de chomhaltaí gur cheart gur duine den teaghlach/an duine breacaosta a bheadh freagrach as an gcúram atá de dhíth a chur ar fáil do dhaoine breacaosta, ach gur cheart go mbeadh ar a laghad cuid den fhreagracht ar an Stát. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí go méadófaí an méid acmhainní poiblí a chuirtear ar fáil maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta. - Sa cheist seo, iarradh ar chomhaltaí na réimsí ar cheart maoiniú breise maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta a chaitheamh go príomha a chur in ord tosaíochta. Seirbhísí cúraim baile agus tacaíocht an chéad rogha a bhí ag formhór na gcomhaltaí. - Sa cheist seo, iarradh ar chomhaltaí an áit as ar cheart maoiniú foriomlán maidir le cúram do dhaoine breacaosta a theacht dar leo a chur in ord tosaíochta. Íocaíocht éigeantach árachais shóisialta an chéad rogha a bhí ag formhór na gcomhaltaí. - Mhol 99% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfeadh an Rialtas dlús faoin tiomantas reatha chun stádas reachtúil a thabhairt do chúram baile do dhaoine breacaosta. - Vótáil 99% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfí síneadh le rialachán, ar nós an rialachán atá ann faoi láthair maidir le hionaid chónaithe, chun cosaint níos fearr a thabhairt do dhaoine breacaosta atá ag fáil seirbhísí sláinte agus cúraim. - Rinne na comhaltaí moltaí faoi shíneadh a chur leis an rialachán maidir le seirbhísí sláinte agus cúraim do dhaoine breacaosta: Seirbhísí faoisimh, Seirbhísí Cúraim Lae, seirbhísí Cúraim agus tacaíochta a chuireann soláthróirí seirbhíse ar fáil i dteach an duine, seirbhísí cúraim agus tacaíochta a chuirtear ar fáil le tacaíocht ó scéim tithíochta. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí gur cheart don Rialtas scéim pinsin shainordaitheach de chineál éigin a thabhairt isteach chun an pinsean Stáit a fhorlíonadh. - Mhol 96% de chomhaltaí go bhfaighfí réidh leis an aimhrialtacht, a tharlaíonn nuair a chaithfidh duine dul ar scor ag aois 65 ach nach bhfuil i dteideal pinsean an Stáit a fháil go mbeidh siad 66 bliain d'aois. - Mhol 86% de chomhaltaí go gcuirfí scor sainordaitheach bunaithe ar aois ar ceal. - Mhol 88% de chomhaltaí an pinsean Stáit a thagarmharcáil trí thagairt do mheán-ioncam. - Mhol 100% de chomhaltaí gur cheart don Rialtas céimeanna a ghlacadh chun scéimeanna pinsin príobháideacha a réasúnú chun go n-áireofar iontu trédhearcacht níos mó maidir le táillí. - Mhol 87% de chomhaltaí go ndéanfadh an Rialtas Scéim na dTeaghlachóirí a shiardhátú go dtí 1973 - Mhol 99% de chomhaltaí go ndéanfaí tacaíocht an Stáit do chúramóirí, lena n-áirítear rochtain ar oideachas, athoiliúint agus socruithe pinsin a fheabhsú. Thug Cuid C, ceist 16 ar an bpáipéar ballóide deis do chomhaltaí moltaí a dhéanamh ar shaincheisteanna eile a tháinig chun cinn nuair a bhí an t-ábhar á phlé ach nach raibh aon bhaint dhíreach acu leis na hábhair seo: cúram fadtéarmach, pinsin, ioncam agus dul ar scor. Iarradh ar chomhaltaí tábhacht na saincheisteanna seo leanas a chur in ord tosaíochta. Rinne na comhaltaí na moltaí seo a leanas chomh maith: - Ba cheart an fhreagracht maidir le daoine breacaosta a shannadh go hoifigiúil ar Aire Stáit do Dhaoine Breacaosta ar leithligh (92%) - Pointe teagmhála ar leithligh a bheith ann le go mbeidh daoine breacaosta in ann rochtain a fháil ar eolas faoi sheirbhísí, tacaíochtaí agus teidlíochtaí, le tacaíocht ó fheachtas náisiúnta feasachta (91%) - Céimeanna a ghlacadh lena chinntiú go mbeidh guth níos láidre ag daoine breacaosta agus a gcuid riachtanas cúraim féin á socrú acu (88%) - Ceannaireacht rialtais níos láidre a chinntiú maidir le tús áite a thabhairt do riachtanais chúraim sláinte agus shóisialta dhaoine breacaosta (83%) - Ba cheart don Stát aistrithe neamh-airgeadais idir na glúine a chur chun cinn agus a eagrú agus tacaíocht a thabhairt dóibh, mar shampla idir daoine óga agus daoine breacaosta (73%) - Ba cheart don Stát feidhm phráinneach a chur le forálacha an Achta um Chinnteoireacht Chuidithe (Cumas), 2015 nár cuireadh i bhfeidhm go fóill agus reachtaíocht maidir le daoine fásta a d'fhéadfadh a bheith leochaileach a chosaint a achtú go práinneach (92%) Tuairiscí Tá Tuairisc an Tionóil ar fáil anseo. Cartlann na bhFíseán Beifear ábalta breathnú ar fhíseán cartlainne anseo.