Safeguarding and promoting the interests of older people.
The Commissioner is an independent champion for older people, who safeguards and promotes their interests.
Eddie Lynch is the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland. His main role is to safeguard and promote the interests of older people. COPNI is a non-departmental public body with a responsibility to advise and influence Government, focusing on the rights and interests of older people.
The rights of older people in the UK to treatment during this pandemicWhat have we been saying?
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‘Mask up’ for older people says Commissioner
06 August, 2020Two weeks on from the Northern Ireland Executive announcing that people should wear face coverings or masks in shops, the Commissioner for O…
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BBC and UK Government both responsible for move to end free TV Licences for over 75s
09 July, 2020The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Eddie Lynch today criticised the BBC’s decision to scrap the TV Licence concession f…