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ALONE Submission on Home Support in Ireland
The public home support service is a critical component of enabling older people to live well at home, avoid premature or […]
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ALONE Submission to the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
The European Commission launched a public consultation to seek views on the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, which will be the first […]
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ALONE Submission to Housing Adaptation Grants Working Group
This submission to the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People Application Process Working Group was developed to inform […]
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ALONE Submission on Exempted Development Provisions in Relation to Older People
In this submission to the Department of Housing, ALONE welcomed the consideration of proposals for exempted development relating to detached […]
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ALONE Submission to Consultation to Support the Community and Voluntary Sector
This submission to the Department of Rural and Community Development provides input from ALONE on the new upcoming strategy to […]
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ALONE Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
In August of 2025, ALONE was invited to speak at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence to discuss […]
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ALONE Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection 2025
ALONE was invited to present to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to provide insight into our Pre-Budget […]
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Improving Access to Social Protection for an Ageing Population
Older people in Ireland face increasing poverty and financial difficulties, particularly those living alone. Recent CSO-SILC data revealed without cost-of-living […]
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ALONE Submission to Ireland’s Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme 2025
In July 2025, the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment opened a consultation to redesign Ireland’s Energy Efficiency Obligation scheme. ALONE […]
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ALONE ECC Report Q3 2025
ALONE’s Quarter 3 (Q3) 2025 Enhanced Community Care (ECC) report highlights continued growth, strengthened partnerships, and measurable impact […]
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ALONE Submission to the National Development Plan of Ireland to 2035
ALONE has submitted input to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on the consultation […]
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ALONE Submission on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2025
ALONE has submitted input to the Department of Social Protection for the consultation to develop a replacement for […]
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ALONE Submission to the Department of Housing Strategy 2025
In March 2025, ALONE submitted input to the Department of Housing’s forthcoming strategy 2025-2028. As both an NGO and […]
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ALONE Submission to Mental Health Reform’s Pre-Budget 2026 Report
ALONE, as a member of Mental Health Reform (MHR), submitted a survey to inform MHR’s upcoming Pre-Budget 2026 submission. […]
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ALONE Submission on Additional Customer Protection Measures for Household Electricity and Gas Customers
In May of 2025, ALONE submitted additional feedback regarding the Additional Customer Protection Measures for Household Electricity and […]
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ALONE Submission to Connecting for Life, Ireland’s Suicide Reduction Strategy
In April of 2025, ALONE submitted its recommendations to the Department of Health regarding its upcoming national strategy […]
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ALONE Submission to UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) Review 2025 Mental Health Reform
ALONE, as a member of Mental Health Reform, submitted a brief survey ahead of the 2025 review of the […]
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Submission from ALONE to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2025-2028
In April 2025, ALONE provided input to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) for their […]
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ALONE Submission to the Department of Social Protection Strategy 2025-2028
ALONE provided input to the Department of Social Protection’s forthcoming Statement of Strategy 2025-2028 in March 2025. ALONE made […]
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ALONE Submission on the Department of Housing Plan 2025
In April 2025, ALONE prepared a submission to the Department of Housing regarding the next Housing Plan for Ireland. […]
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Sharing the Vision: National Implementation and Monitoring Committee Submission
This letter from ALONE concerns the inclusion of older people’s mental health in Ireland’s upcoming Sharing the Vision Implementation […]
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ALONE Submission for the United Nations Economic Commission of Europe (UNECE)
In February 2025, the UN Standing Working Group on Ageing (SWGA) requested examples of good practice from EU […]
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Telling It Like It Is – Experiences of Older People at End of Life Summary
The report “Telling It Like It Is: Experiences of Older People at End of Life 2025,” produced by The […]
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Telling It Like It Is – Experiences of Older People at End of Life
Telling It Like It Is – Experiences of Older People at End of Life report, published by the Alliance […]
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