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Affordability Crisis as 1 in 5 in poverty after housing costs are included

Monday, 30 May 2022
Unaffordable Rent

The overall poverty rate in Ireland increases from 11.6 per cent before housing costs are included to 19 per cent after housing costs are counted – an increase of almost 371,000 people.  This…

Public transport must focus on rural areas and sustainability

Friday, 27 May 2022
Rural Transport

According to the National Travel Survey 2019, 73.7 per cent of all journeys taken in 2019 were by private car (as driver or passenger), whereas public transport accounted for just 4.8 per cent of…

The Ability to Work

Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Disability payment

Results from Census 2016 provide the most recent insight into the scale and nature of disability in Ireland. In a document published in November 2017, the CSO reported that a total of 643,131…

Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian crisis – a blueprint for a better future?

Sunday, 22 May 2022
Migrations in Our Common Home - Ukrainian Response

Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian migrants has been almost exemplary and this “human rights first” approach should be the blueprint for a reshaping of Ireland’s International Protection system,…

Cut the Debt

Friday, 20 May 2022
Cut the Debt

Climate change, which is causing extreme weather events across the world, coupled with the pandemic has left disadvantaged countries struggling. Added to these is a looming debt crisis for low-…

Recognising All Work

Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Work not equal to Job

A major question raised by the current labour-market situation concerns assumptions underpinning culture and policymaking in this area. The priority given to paid employment over other forms of…

Progress on funding for higher education

Monday, 16 May 2022
Education lifecycle

Social Justice Ireland welcomes recent publication of ‘Funding the Future - Investing in knowledge and skills: Ireland’s competitive advantage’ by the Minister for Further and Higher…

Eliminate Financial Exclusion

Friday, 13 May 2022
Financial Exclusion

Financial services were becoming increasingly digital, with more and more daily, everyday transactions moving on-line or becoming cashless even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The resulting…

More than one in five rentals subsidised by HAP

Wednesday, 11 May 2022
private sector solutions

The latest data from the CSO on Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Properties by Local Electoral Area indicate that more than one in five, 20.9 per cent, of all tenancies registered with the…

Social dialogue must include all stakeholders not just some

Monday, 9 May 2022
Dialogue

The cost of living crisis is essentially an issue of adequate income.  A Central Bank Economic Letter published in February found that the impact of inflation is greatest for those households in…