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01/09/2014
Number Of People Over 85 To Double By 2025
In over 10 years time, the number of people aged over 85 will have doubled, according to Social Justice Ireland.
One clear implication of this will be additional demand for healthcare services and facilities. This is just one of many examples highlighted in Social Justice Ireland's National Social Monitor 2014 which highlights the need for longer-term planning by Government if Ireland is to promote the common good and ensure the wellbeing of its growing population.
A further example can be found in the area of employment. More than 146,500 people are still said to be long-term unemployed which is 57.6% of total unemployment compared with 58.2% a year earlier. Fewer than 32,000 were long-term unemployed in 2007. The need for much greater action on this issue is clear when compared to the 31,600 additional jobs created in the past year.
(CD/JP)
One clear implication of this will be additional demand for healthcare services and facilities. This is just one of many examples highlighted in Social Justice Ireland's National Social Monitor 2014 which highlights the need for longer-term planning by Government if Ireland is to promote the common good and ensure the wellbeing of its growing population.
A further example can be found in the area of employment. More than 146,500 people are still said to be long-term unemployed which is 57.6% of total unemployment compared with 58.2% a year earlier. Fewer than 32,000 were long-term unemployed in 2007. The need for much greater action on this issue is clear when compared to the 31,600 additional jobs created in the past year.
(CD/JP)
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