After a successful call out on social media, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD attended The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s National Tea Party to mark the 25 Anniversary of Alzheimer’s Tea Day, at the charity’s Orchard Day Care Centre in Blackrock, Co Dublin on 2 May 2019. Alzheimer’s Tea Day is the charity’s largest fundraising campaign.
Minister Harris met with CEO of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) Pat McLoughlin, Chair of the Irish Dementia Working Group Ronan Smith, ASI staff, volunteers and supporters, as well as clients of The Orchard Day Care Centre, as he vowed to support the organisation in its “vital work”, at this celebratory event. Also, during a speech, the Minister highlighted the importance of raising awareness of dementia to help families around the country and agreed to a further meeting with Mr McLoughlin and a delegation from the charity in Leinster House, Dublin later in May, to discuss dementia care in Ireland. The Minister added:
“I am really pleased to be here to mark Alzheimer's Tea Day. So many families in the country have been affected by this illness and it is really important we do everything we can to bring awareness to this illness and help The Alzheimer Society of Ireland continue to do the vital work they do.”
Pictured: Minister Simon Harris (right) and The ASI CEO Pat McLoughlin (left)
