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Scapegoating of unemployed people by European Commission indefensible

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

In its draft 7th review of Ireland the European Commission is ignoring the key issue that jobs are not being created on the scale required and that the bailout process is failing to address both…

Ireland has one of the highest rates of young people not in employment, education or training in Europe

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

A new report by Eurofound shows how Ireland has one of the highest rates of NEETS in Europe at 22%. Greece has the highest at 35.9%, Bulgaria 24.6% AND Spain has 21.1%.  NEETS are young people…

Latest unemployment and GDP data shows Government policy NOT working

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

The latest figures published by the CSO paint a grim picture in terms of employment and growth in Ireland.  There has been an annual decrease in employment by 33,400 since Q2 2011 and a 1.3%…

Impact of crisis is starting to emerge on health spending in Europe

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Health spending in Europe in 2010 fell for the first time in decades. This is one of the many findings in the "Health at a Glance: Europe 2012", a new joint report by the OECD and the European…

Projections show Ireland will not meet its EU 2020 Greenhouse Gas emissions targets

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Ireland is at significant risk of not meeting its EU 2020 targets.

Figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that while Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions will…

Two new studies of Public Services in Ireland very welcome

Sunday, 23 September 2012

The publication of two studies on public services in Ireland is welcomed by Social Justice Ireland. Achieving quality in public services requires both a commitment to preventing harms and…

More than one in four children (12-17 year olds) in Ireland now at risk of poverty as Government policy fails families with children

Thursday, 6 September 2012

The findings of the CSO study on child poverty published September 6, 2012, are a scandal.  In Ireland:

More than 200,000 children now living in poverty as new study shows almost…

Putting People First - Reform of Local Government

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on the reform of local government was published in 2012.

Irish Prison Service should stop misleading the general public

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

The Irish Prison Service has misled the general public in a recent statement. It claimed to be introducing a range of ‘gratuity’ payments for those held in prison, supposedly to reward good…

Children should not have to pay for gambling losses of bankers and developers - IMF criticised

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Children should not have to pay for gambling losses of bankers and developers

Ireland can balance its budget without victimising children

IMF urged to propose fair and just…