Age Friendly

I know that the World Health Organisation defines an “age friendly” community as one in which
service providers, public officials, community, and business leaders and citizens promote the
inclusion and contribution of older persons in all areas of community life.
To develop an age friendly community we must first examine the physical, social and cultural
environment in which our older citizens live in.
By doing so, particularly through the public consultation process that will begin in the New Year, we
will be able to move closer to developing an age friendly community, policies, programmes, services
and infrastructure.
The Limerick Age Friendly Alliance that has been established will be the driving force behind
this Programme.
Your spirit of collaboration and cooperation will be crucial over the course of the Programme.
Once again, and on behalf of the people of Limerick City I want to congratulate you all for
attending today’s event as by doing so you have expressed your support for the establishment of
a more age friendly environment for all.
A rapid growth in the ageing population across the world represents one of mankind’s greatest
triumphs, but it also puts an onus on society to put in place a programme and the structures to
deal with such a seismic change.
Here in Limerick, at least, we are working towards developing such a programme.
Go n’eiri libh agus go raibh maith agaibh.”
Cllr. Kathleen Leddin
Mayor of Limerick
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