Reference Group - Commission on Care for Older People
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 24 May 2024
- Last updated on: 26 November 2024
- Terms of Reference
- Membership of the Reference Group of the Commission on Care for Older People
- Work of the Reference Group
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference of the Commission on Care for Older People commit to the establishment of ‘a Reference Group of non-governmental and civil society organisations and other key stakeholders working in the area, including those with lived experience’ to ‘engage, in an advisory capacity, with the Commission and the Cross-Departmental Group, established under its auspices’. Accordingly, the Reference Group will provide a communication pathway between the Commission and wider society.
The work of the Reference Group will be advanced through plenary national meetings, which will be convened bi-annually, and thematic focus groups.
The Chair of the Reference Group, with support from the secretariat, will prepare written reports on the proceedings of the national plenary meetings and thematic focus groups for presentation to the Commission.
The Terms of Reference for the Reference Group of the Commission on Care for Older People are available below:
Membership of the Reference Group of the Commission on Care for Older People
| The Alzheimer Society of Ireland | Acquired Brain Injury Ireland |
| Active Retirement Ireland | Age & Opportunity |
| Age Action | All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care |
| Alone | Arthritis Ireland |
| Assoc. Occupational Therapists Ireland | Care Alliance Ireland |
| Céile Care | Chime |
| Community and Voluntary Pillar | CORU |
| Disability Federation of Ireland | Family Carers Ireland |
| Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) | Home and Community Care Ireland |
| Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland | Inclusion Ireland |
| Irish Association of Social Workers | Irish College of General Practitioners |
| Irish Council for Social Housing | Irish Dental Association |
| Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Hospice Foundation |
| Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (iMNDA) | Irish Patients Association |
| Irish Pharmacy Union | Irish Rural Link |
| Irish Senior Citizens Parliament | Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists |
| Irish Traveller Movement | Irish Wheelchair Assoc. |
| LGBT Ireland | Medical Council |
| Mental Health Ireland | Migrant Rights Centre Ireland |
| MS Ireland | National Community Care Network |
| National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers | National Network Older People's Councils (individuals with lived experience representing each of the OPC) |
| National Public Participation Network Advisory Group | Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI) |
| Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland | Nursing Homes Ireland |
| Parkinson’s Ireland | Pavee Point |
| Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council | Rehab Group |
| Royal College of Physicians of Ireland | Safeguarding Ireland |
| Sage Advocacy | Social Justice Ireland |
| The Alliance | The Wheel |
| Third Age | Patient Advocacy Service |
| Alcohol Action Ireland | National Advocacy Service |
| Irish Farmers’ Association | Muintir na Tíre |
| Irish Men's Sheds Association | National Women’s Council |
Membership as on 14 October 2024. It should be noted that in line with the Terms of Reference, membership of the Reference Group may change over the life course of the Commission’s work.
Work of the Reference Group
In line with the Terms of Reference, the Reference Group has been convened and a number of plenary and focus group meetings were held during 2024 to support the work of the Commission as set out for Module 1. A report on the output of these Reference Group meetings, aligned to the Commission’s work in Module 1, will be published in due course.