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Social Justice Ireland's analysis and policy proposals on Housing

Sunday, 22 February 2015

Ensuring that adequate and appropriate accommodation is available for all people and the development an equitable system for allocating resources within the housing sector forms a core piece of…

Climate Justice and Policy Coherence - A Challenge for Ireland

Friday, 20 February 2015

To mark World Social Justice Day Social Justice Ireland hosted a seminar to discuss the challenges that climate justice poses to policy making in Ireland both from a national and…

Local Authority Budgets 2015

Friday, 20 February 2015

The Budget for each Local Authority is published annually and can be found in the Publications tab, Local Government section of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government…

Ireland’s high cost of living and poor services deepen inequality

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

‘Cherishing all Equally’, a new report by the independent think-tank, TASC, has revealed yawning gaps in income distribution in Ireland.

Drawing on Revenue data and other sources it found…

Social Justice Ireland's analysis and policy proposals on People and Participation

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

People have a right to participate in shaping the decisions that affect them and to participate in developing and shaping the society in which they live. These rights are part of Social…

Fundamental rethink needed - Stiglitz

Thursday, 12 February 2015

This article first appeared here on the Project Syndicate site. It was written by Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics.

What is needed is not structural…

2015 Human Development Report - Rethinking Work

Saturday, 7 February 2015

This article was originally published here. It was written by Selim Jahan Director of the UN Human Development Report Office

From a human development perspective, work,…

SIPTU’s call for €11.45 hourly living wage is most welcome

Friday, 6 February 2015

Social Justice Ireland strongly endorses the call by Ireland’s largest trade union to “battle” for low-paid vulnerable workers by seeking acceptance by employers of a living wage of €11.…

Pension Council should consider Universal State Pension for Ireland

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

The introduction of a Universal State Pension for Ireland should be considered by the Pension Council announced today by the Tanaiste, Joan Burton TD. A fully-costed proposal showing how this…

Government policies failing to meet key Europe 2020 targets

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Government policies are further excluding people who are already clinging to the margins of society, according to a new review from Social Justice Ireland. The Review analyses how Ireland…