Wicklow Older People Council meet 4-6 times a year.
OPC Chair organised, in conjunction with the PPN, online “Meet the Candidates” in the five MDs for the local elections and two “Meet the Candidates” online meetings for the General Election. OPC Executive Members attended these events.
OPC Executive members represented Wicklow on the National Clinical Reference Group (Kathleen Kelleher) and the Transport Committee (Mai Quaid) in 2024.
OPC Chair is a member of the County Wicklow Partnership Group which is endeavouring to establish a Care and Repair Service for Older People in the Arklow area. The Group is currently trying to secure funding from different sources to pilot a scheme, with a longer-term objective to transition it to a permanent service. The OPC Chair has made representations for funding for the project to both to WCC and the HSE. In conjunction with management in the County Wicklow Partnership, and the Age Friendly Healthy Homes Co-ordinator, the OPC Chair has contributed to drafting the specification for the project.
