Cllr Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Council, Signs Historic Declaration on the Future of Our Cities Minister for Disability, Older People, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch launched the signing of the Dublin Declaration on Age-Friendly Communities on Wednesday, 28th September in City Hall, 2. Representatives from all over the world including Cllr Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council, the Deputy Mayor of New York, the Mayor of Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, the Mayor of Rosario, Argentina and the Mayor of Udine, Italy gathered to sign the first ever international commitment to the principle of making our cities Essentially this means that the needs of our ageing population will be included in the future planning process of towns and cities. “We are very proud that Meath is signing the Dublin Declaration,” said Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council. “The aspiration behind this Declaration is that the needs of our ageing population will be more integrated into all aspects of town and city planning. It’s a commitment to improve the quality of life for our older citizens and help them to continue to be active members of society as they grow older. We’re also very proud that is leading the way in this initiative,” he said. is ahead of the curve in implementing the principals of Age-Friendly Communities. There are now a total of nine Age-Friendly Counties. These are Meath, Louth, Clare, Kilkenny, Fingal, Monaghan, Cavan, Kildare and . “Rapid ageing and rapid urbanization has created a global need to tackle the issue of ageing,” said Anne Connolly of the Ageing Well Network. “Here in Ireland the Ageing Well Network has established a framework, the Age-Friendly Counties Initiative based on the WHO structure, where the public, private and voluntary sector have come together to plan and provide for our ageing population. Older people are finally involved in the planning process – instead of planning for them we are now planning with them,” she said. ENDS For further information please contact: Bronagh Walsh T: 01 677 0630 Communications M: 086 772
Cllr Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Council, Signs Historic Declaration on the Future of Our Cities Minister for Disability, Older People, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch launched the signing of the Dublin Declaration on Age-Friendly Communities on Wednesday, 28th September in City Hall, 2. Representatives from all over the world including Cllr Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council, the Deputy Mayor of New York, the Mayor of Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, the Mayor of Rosario, Argentina and the Mayor of Udine, Italy gathered to sign the first ever international commitment to the principle of making our cities Essentially this means that the needs of our ageing population will be included in the future planning process of towns and cities. “We are very proud that Meath is signing the Dublin Declaration,” said Eoin Holmes, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council. “The aspiration behind this Declaration is that the needs of our ageing population will be more integrated into all aspects of town and city planning. It’s a commitment to improve the quality of life for our older citizens and help them to continue to be active members of society as they grow older. We’re also very proud that is leading the way in this initiative,” he said. is ahead of the curve in implementing the principals of Age-Friendly Communities. There are now a total of nine Age-Friendly Counties. These are Meath, Louth, Clare, Kilkenny, Fingal, Monaghan, Cavan, Kildare and . “Rapid ageing and rapid urbanization has created a global need to tackle the issue of ageing,” said Anne Connolly of the Ageing Well Network. “Here in Ireland the Ageing Well Network has established a framework, the Age-Friendly Counties Initiative based on the WHO structure, where the public, private and voluntary sector have come together to plan and provide for our ageing population. Older people are finally involved in the planning process – instead of planning for them we are now planning with them,” she said. ENDS For further information please contact: Bronagh Walsh Communications T: 01 677 0630 M: 086 772
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