Third Age

Lobbying Organisation Third Age

Date published 09 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people; Ageism; Loneliness.

Intended results To secure a September 2026 launch venue for the Age Alliance report (Taking Stock 2026) and to invite a cross-party group of TDs and Senators to attend an open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual (AV) Room, Leinster House, in late September 2026.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Áine Brady (Third Age) on behalf of the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs.

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (1)

Person lobbied was: Senator Fiona O’Loughlin with a request to host the launch of an Alliance of Age Sector NGOs report (Taking Stock, 2026) at the AV (Audio Visual) Room at Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 in September 2026. The eight-member organisations of the Alliance are Active Retirement Ireland, Age & Opportunity, ALONE, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Irish Hospice Foundation, The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Third Age Ireland and COPE Galway.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)