Kildare Focus 15.06.22

Kildare Focus

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 - 30 minutes

Dr Maria Belizón
Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management, UCD
Co-author of the report
• UCD Working in Ireland Survey 2021
• Women who worked from home during the pandemic suffered from more mental health problems than their male counterparts

Dr. Tor Hervig
Medical & Scientific Director, Irish Blood Transfusion Services
• People in Ireland who give blood will be asked for details about their sex life, under a new screening system

Seán Moynihan
Chief Executive, ALONE
• Almost 16,000 cases of elder abuse reported to the HSE in the past 5 years

Deirdre Frost
Policy Analyst & Digiwest Project Manager, Western Development Commission
• Three quarters of those who have relocated across Ireland under 40 years of age & have higher level of formal education