While the recent Government package of measures to address increases in the cost of living were welcome, they fail to deal with the reality of the unavoidable trade‐offs people living on…
As the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced last week, the commencement of auto-enrolment is about to happen. Having reviewed some key design features of the proposed…
The basic income pilot programme for artists, announced by Government today, is most welcome and is far more appropriate to deal with the income challenges of the 21st century than anything that…
The publication of the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy and the Circular Economy Bill marks significant policy progress for Ireland. Embedding the circular economy principles into…
On the 28th March 2022, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee T.D. published Justice Plan 2022. This plan sets out 159 actions that build upon Justice Plan 2021 and work towards delivering a justice…
As the Conference on the Future of Europe continues, the Report on the contributions per Member States indicate some interesting priorities for Ireland.
Of the 287 total contributions…
Equity and justice must be at the core of climate action policy according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and…
The full report of the Chief Justice’s Working Group on Access to Justice Conference, which took place on the 1st and 2nd October 2021 has just been published.
Access to…
A recent article by Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, looks at putting moral perspectives into public finances. Mauro argues that policy decisions on taxation…
The immediate policy challenges facing Ireland and hampering a fair and inclusive recovery are a totally inadequate supply of social housing; a two-tier healthcare system; climate change; digital…
