Declan Gaffney
Meath County Council & Age Friendly Ireland
Declan Gaffney
Declan Gaffney is the National Technical Programme Manager of the Age Friendly Ireland, a national shared service, hosted by Meath County Council on behalf of the local government sector in Ireland. His role involves the management and oversight of a team-based framework of Age Friendly Technical Advisors across the local government sector. He supports the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in accelerating the delivery of mixed tenure age friendly housing across Ireland and therefore promoting best use of housing stock including innovative solutions to dereliction, vacancy, and rural development. Declan manages and delivers the Age Friendly Housing and Public Realm Training course which is a key instrument in building awareness and knowledge throughout industry in relation to national policy and the technical programmes required to address Ireland’s aging population.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Ireland; |
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| Topics | Age-friendliness; Ageing in place; Housing and care; Living alone; Public procurement; Universal design and LTC; |
| Methods | Case studies; Guidelines development; |
| Role | Policy; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Ageing Commons; Care home markets and regulation; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Economics of Long-Term Care; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Integrated Long-Term Care; Technology and Long-Term Care; |
| Website | http://www.agefriendlyireland.ie |
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/16192080 | |
| Research interests | Age Friendly Environments, Universal Design, Ageing in Place |