Ireland’s Minister for Health Simon Harris attended The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s 25 Anniversary of Tea Day, their largest annual fundraiser, at The Orchard Day Care Centre in Dublin, on 2 May 2019. Minister Harris made a commitment in front of staff, people with dementia and their families to meet with The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), to discuss dementia supports further. The promised meeting took place at Government Buildings in Dublin, on 30 May, and it was very constructive, reports the ASI. Minister Harris gave the ASI an agreement to progress with the discussion on these issues and a further meeting will soon be arranged. Members of The ASI team that attended the meeting were Board member and Chair of Advocacy and Public Affairs Committee Kieran McGowan; CEO Pat McLoughlin; Head of Advocacy and Public Affairs Tina Leonard; and Board Chairperson John Clifford.
