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Do No Harm: Budget 2023 should prioritise investment and welfare reform

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Uncertainty once again dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook and frames the context for Budget 2023. The Budget must respond to the current cost of living challenges but also recognise…

One fifth of Europe’s children are living in poverty

Monday, 11 July 2022

Almost 15.8 million children in the EU-27 are at risk of poverty, representing around one fifth of Europe’s children. No child should grow up in poverty in the EU and we are consistently failing…

Investment in Budget 2023 is an investment in the future

Friday, 8 July 2022

A 2020 report commissioned by the Society of St Vincent DePaul, and authored by Micheál Collins of UCD, examined The Hidden Cost of Poverty by estimating the public service cost of…

Budget Choices 2023 must begin to deliver Housing for All

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Housing affordability continues to present a serious issue in Ireland. Prospective homeowners have faced increases in house prices of 15.2 per cent in the year to March 2022; asking rents…

Government has the resources to protect people on fixed and low incomes while making strategic investments in Budget 2023

Monday, 4 July 2022

The Summer Economic Statement shows that Government has the resources to protect the most vulnerable groups in Irish society while also making strategic investments in long-term infrastructure…

Budget 2023 must begin the process of a Just Transition

Monday, 4 July 2022

One of the fundamental principles of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. Transition is not just about…

SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Friday, 1 July 2022

Overall, the EU has achieved steady progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14) ‘Life below water’. A recent article from Eurostat shows that "marine protected areas have increased…

Budget 2023 must be a REAL Cost of Living Budget

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Uncertainty dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook as Government frames Budget 2023. Choices being made must respond to the current cost of living challenges while recognising…

Government should prioritise continued strategic infrastructural investment and cost of living measures in Budget 2023

Monday, 27 June 2022

Budget 2023 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. To this end Budget 2023 should prioritise…

Public Participation Network Structural Review Report

Friday, 24 June 2022

The Department of Rural and Community Development recently published the PPN Structural Review Report. Stakeholders have been asked to submit views on the Report by the end of August 2022.

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