About TILDA

To develop an environment for ageing well, we need to look at the older Irish citizen and explore factors which control successful aging. This can only be done with the help of a nationally representative survey of our older population that will act as the basis on which we can plan appropriate health, medical, social and economic policies. This study provides a wide-ranging and accurate picture of the characteristics, needs and contributions of older persons in Ireland that would be invaluable for:

• policy-makers & public sector service planners
• voluntary sector actors engaged in activities that seek to enhance the social integration of older citizens
• many private sector companies in the insurance and services industries

Also the study will deliver quality cutting edge research in line with the changing national initiative towards a "knowledge society" built on improvements in science and technology.