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Co. Fermanagh Pensioners Parliament 2013

Photos from the County Fermanagh Pensioners Parliament held in Enniskillen on Friday 1 March 2013

Deputy Chairman of Fermanagh District Council, Cllr Harold Andrews, and Chair of Age Sector Platform, Patricia Donald, are pictured with Fermanagh pensioners Gladys Edmondson, Patricia Donnelly and John Martin

Deputy Chairman of Fermanagh District Council, Cllr Harold Andrews, officially opens the 2013 County Fermanagh Pensioners Parliament

Chair of Age Sector Platform, Patricia Donald, provides a progress report since last year's Parliament

Delegates vote using electronic keypads during the morning session

Seamus Lynch from Age Sector Platform kicks off the morning discussion on the topic of 'Making Ends Meet'

Around 60 older people from across County Fermanagh take part in the discussions at the Parliament

Gladys Edmondson from Letterbreen comments on the new pension proposals at the parliament

Patricia Donnelly from Enniskillen comments on the complexity of benefits forms

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Belfast Pensioners Parliament 2013

Photos from the Belfast Pensioners Parliament held in City Hall on Thursday 21 February 2013

Alderman Gavin Robinson, Lord Mayor of Belfast, pictured with Eddie Lynch, Patricia Donald, Michael Monaghan, Wilma Taylor and Hugh Rafferty

Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alderman Gavin Robinson, officially opens the 2013 Belfast Pensioners Parliament

Chair of Age Sector Platform, Patricia Donald, welcomes delegates to the Parliament

Michael Monaghan, Chair of NI Pensioners Parliament, provides a progress report since last year's Parliament

Over 100 parliamentarians gathered in City Hall for the 2013 Belfast Pensioners Parliament

Eddie Lynch, CEO of Age Sector Platform, explains the process of the NI Pensioners Parliament

Delegates vote using electronic keypads during the morning session

Over 100 older people took part in the Belfast Parliament

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NI Pensioners Parliament Stormont Debate 2012

Photos from the Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament debate in the Senate Chamber in Parliament Buildings on Friday 16 November 2012

Around 70 older people from across Northern Ireland attended the debate in the Senate Chamber, hosted by Speaker of NI Assembly, William Hay MLA

Chair of NI Pensioners Parliament, Michael Monaghan, introduces the debate

Speaker of NI Assembly, William Hay MLA, welcomes delegates to the debate

Sam Caul introduces the first of three motions at the debate regarding a comprehensive ageing strategy

Junior Minister Jennifer McCann MLA responds to the issues raised in the motion

Francis Hughes raises the issue of fuel poverty amongst pensioners and Northern Ireland's unique circumstances in relation to help for the most vulnerable

Junior Minister Jennifer McCann MLA is presented with the 2012 Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament report by Patricia Donald, Sam Caul and Francis Hughes

Bill Carson tables the second motion in relation to fear of crime

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Westminster Trip 2012

Age Sector Platform members travelled to Westminster in October 2012 to meet with Northern Ireland MPs and Peers, the Shadow Secretary of State for NI and Chair of Work ad Pensions Select Committee

ASP members pictured with the cross party group of Northern Ireland MPs who met with the group to discuss Westminster controlled matters

Naomi Long MP, Jim Shannon MP and Sylvia Hermon MP listen to the concerns of ASP members in relation to some Westminster controlled matters

Naomi Long MP, Sylvia Hermon MP, Margaret Ricthie MP, Mark Durkan MP, David Simpson MP and Nigel Dodds MP listen to the concerns of the ASP delegation at Westminster

Sammy Wilson MP, Nigel Dodds MP, Mark Durkan MP, Margaret Ritchie MP and Naomi Long MP during a meeting with ASP representatives at Westminster

Dame Anne Begg MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, discusses the potential implications of pension reform with the delegation of ASP members at Westminster

Shadow Secretary of State for NI, Vernon Coaker MP, meets with ASP members to discuss some of the motions arising from the 2012 NI Pensioners Parliament

Age Sector Platform members and staff outside Parliament Buildings in Westminster

ASP members meet with NI Peers including Baroness O'Loan, Lord Browne, Lord Bew, Lord Morrow and Lord Maginnis. NI MPs, Gregory Campbell and William McCrea, also in attendance

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AGM 2012

Photos from Age Sector Platform's sixth Annual General Meeting, held in the Europa Hotel, Belfast on Monday 17 September 2012

Patricia Donald, Chair of Age Sector Platform, opens the AGM

Around 75 older people from groups and networks across Northern Ireland gathered for the sixth AGM

Bill Carson steps down from the Executive Committee this year. Patricia Donald thanks him for all his hard work and dedication

Margaret Galloway steps down from the Executive Committee this year. Patricia Donald thanks her for all her hard work and dedication

Paddy Joe McClean steps down from the Executive Committee this year. Patricia Donald thanks him for all his hard work and dedication

Patricia Donald welcomes John Compton to the AGM as guest speaker

John Compton speaks about the 'Transforming Your Care' report, and the imminent changes to health and social care

Robert Hasson asks a question in relation to the funding of proposals to change the health and social care service

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