Rising costs are affecting everyone in Irish society. We know that those most hurt are households on low incomes, people on low hourly wages or on a fixed income (social welfare payment). These…
A robust social dialogue process is urgently required to deal with the many multi-faceted and integrated challenges that Ireland faces. These challenges will not be resolved overnight, but real…
Addressing the cost of living crisis must be a key feature of Budget 2023. According to data received from the Central Statistics Office, there are 167,400 employees reporting earning the…
The experience of the last decade has highlighted the centrality of taxation in budget deliberations and to policy development. Taxation plays a key role in shaping Irish society through funding…
As of January 2022, there were 8,582 people living in the Direct Provision system spread across 73 locations, comprising both main centres and emergency accommodation. In contrast and addition to…
Budget 2023 has been flagged by the Taoiseach as a ’cost of living budget’ and Social Justice Ireland believes that it is important that the Budget should strategically approach taxation…
People should be assured of the required treatment and care in times of illness or vulnerability. The standard of care is dependent to a great degree on the resources made available, which in…
Investment in the regions is vital to a Just Transition. Rural Ireland faces many challenges, including an older population, higher rates of part-time employment, lower median incomes, distance…
Social Justice Ireland’s income model tracks the distributive impact of annual budgets on households across Irish society. On this page we consider the cumulative impact of changes to…
Ireland has an increasingly ageing population and it is imperative, both from the perspective of the individual and the supporting structures, that ageing in place becomes the default approach.…
