COUNCILLOR Kenneth O’Flynn has called on Cork City Council to reorganise their departments and introduce an official to deal exclusively with senior citizens.
Cllr O’Flynn said, “From doing my local clinics and meeting regularly with senior citizen groups, I find they experience a lot of confusion when dealing with City Council and feel that they are being bounced from pillar to post in dealing with various issues.
“I believe that a senior citizens liaison officer should be appointed to deal exclusively with the over 60s and give them a one stop shop when they are dealing on any issue with Cork City Council.
“With the senior citizen officer he or she would liaise with the various departments and cut out the confusion that older people experience and help make life easier for our elderly and improve the efficiency of Cork City Council.”
Cllr O’Flynn said that he hopes that if established the position of senior citizen liaison officer would be able to deal with issues such as housing allocation, housing maintenance, grants, waiver forms and other issues which effect older people in Cork
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