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Supply the key to solving housing and homelessness crisis

Thursday, 14 January 2016

Ireland is in the midst of a social housing crisis and a homelessness crisis.  The numbers of families living in hotels in the Dublin region doubled in 2015 and the numbers of new families…

T'TIPing the balance for Global Justice?

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Social Justice Ireland’s annual seminar to mark Global Justice Day will focus on TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. This is a series of trade negotiations being…

Public Participation Network (PPN) User Guide

Saturday, 2 January 2016

On 5th May the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government circulated a draft PPN User guide and also information on the PPN Advisory Group and on the devleopment of a CRM database…

Public Participation Networks (PPN) Circular CVSP1 2016

Friday, 1 January 2016

The following circular was released by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on 5 April 2016. It covers the Activity Report 2015, Expenditure Report 2015, Funding…

Paris climate deal presents both opportunities and challenges

Monday, 14 December 2015

The historic climate deal agreed in Paris represents an opportunity for world leaders and nations to act decisively to limit the impacts of climate change.

The agreement itself is not a…

Distributive Effects Budget 2016

Saturday, 12 December 2015

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the…

Number of people in deprivation up more than 200,000 since Government took office

Thursday, 26 November 2015

There are 1.3 million people experiencing deprivation in Ireland, an increase of 215,000 since this Government came to office in 2011. The numbers experiencing deprivation have almost doubled …

Measuring Up? Ireland's progress: past, present and future - Conference Papers

Thursday, 22 October 2015

The papers presented at Social Justice Ireland's social Policy Conference 2015 are now available to download.

Social Progress in Ireland:  Charles M. A. Clark (St John’s…

Budget widens rich-poor gap by €506 a year

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Budget 2016 was the fifth regressive Budget in a row. While it was not as regressive as in previous years and contained some gain for everyone, there was much more for the better off and far less…

Cumulative Impact of Budgets 2009-2015 on families

Monday, 12 October 2015

The expenditure and taxation changes in successive budgets have had a significant impact on households in Ireland, particularly those with children and on low incomes.  In advance of Budget 2016…