BRANCHES
The Association has 13 Branches, 11 geographical and 2 occupational/vocational.
Geographical:
- Cork
- Donegal/North West
- Dublin
- Galway
- Kildare
- Mayo
- Midland (Westmeath/Longford/South Roscommon)
- Mid-West (Limerick/Clare/Tipperary)
- North East (Louth/Cavan/Monaghan/Meath)
- Sligo (including Leitrim/Nth Roscommon)
- Wexford
Occupational/Vocational:
- An Post
- Teagasc
What the RCPSA Constitution says about Branches:
- Membership of the Association
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(b) Pensioners in receipt of pensions from Teagasc, An Post, Eircom/ Eir, Coillte. and the Irish Aviation Authority / Air / Nav may become members of the Association.
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(d) Except as applies under (e), on joining, new members will be assigned to the branch in the area where they live, or if no such branch exists, they will be assigned to the branch nearest to their place of residence.
(e) On joining, new members in receipt of pensions from the companies at (b) above will be assigned to the branch representing members from those companies where such branch exists. If no such branch exists, they will be assigned as set out at (d) above.
- Branches of the Association
(a) Members residing within convenient reach of each other, or having a shared employment history, may be constituted a Branch of the Association by the Council, on receipt of a request signed by not fewer than twenty such members.
(b) Each Branch shall hold an AGM before the end of February each year and shall elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, a Secretary, a Treasurer (or alternatively, a Secretary / Treasurer) and a Branch Committee to serve in a voluntary capacity and shall notify their contact details to the Council.
(c) The Chairperson or Secretary shall maintain liaison with the Council on behalf of the members of the Branch.
(d) The Council shall meet Branch operating expenses within limits laid down by the Council from time to time.
(e) The frequency of and the procedure at Branch meetings shall be a matter for determination by each Branch but shall be in accordance with good practice.
(f) A Branch may not communicate on Association business with any Government Minister or Minister of State, Public Representative, Government Department, or with the media, without the prior written agreement of the Council.
(g) A key function of a Branch shall be to recruit, within its area, new members for the Association, to keep its members informed of Association activities and to report at regular intervals to the Council on Branch activities.
(h) The Council shall keep the Branch informed at regular intervals regarding the activities of the Association
(i) A Branch may organise social functions for members within financial limits set out by the Council.