31 local authority-based Age Friendly Technical Advisors have been announced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage including for Co. Clare.
This launch represents another substantial development in the joint policy statement, Housing Options for Our Ageing Population, which was launched in February 2019 by the Department of Housing and the Department of Health.
In July 2020, Ireland’s new programme for government pledged a mission and vision of an Age Friendly Ireland. The approach taken in the agreed programme for government is to support older people to live in their own homes and communities with dignity and independence, for as long as possible. The programme’s ambition is to enable everyone, of all ages, to live longer healthier lives in their own homes and communities.