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Assessing the Adequacy of Ireland’s Total Tax-Take

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

The need for a wider tax base is a lesson painfully learnt by Ireland during the last economic crisis. A disastrous combination of a naïve housing policy, a failed regulatory system, and foolish…

The importance of Social Welfare in addressing poverty

Monday, 5 April 2021

Social Justice Ireland believes in the very important role that social welfare plays in addressing poverty. As part of the SILC results the CSO has provided an interesting…

Private Rental Accommodation out of reach for many -Time for a Cost Rental Model

Friday, 2 April 2021

The housing charity Threshold announced this week that upon reviewing the Residential Tenancies Board Q4 Rental Index[1], a minimum wage worker simply does not earn enough to rent in the private…

Addressing the Challenge of Inequality

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

According to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there were just under 630,000 people still living in poverty in 2019, despite modest improvements in poverty rates. Of these…

'Our Rural Future' - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025

Monday, 29 March 2021

The future of rural Ireland is inextricably linked to a number of issues. Brexit, the recovery from COVID-19, and meeting our climate commitments. How we transition to a more sustainable society…

Investment and political will needed to make Climate Action Bill a success

Monday, 29 March 2021

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021[1] will establish a legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, and ensure the necessary structures…

SDG6: Ireland’s most vulnerable left behind in accessing clean water and sanitation

Friday, 26 March 2021

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According to a new report from the CSO, improvements are needed in Ireland’s waste water treatment to meet safety standards.

CSO The report, which examines the current state of Ireland’s…

Returning to previous ‘normal’ would mean failure – time for a new Social Contract

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Covid-19 has exposed and exacerbated weaknesses that already existed in Irish society: a totally inadequate supply of social housing; a two-tier healthcare system; climate change; growing…

Covid-19 Impact on Average Earnings

Monday, 22 March 2021

Earlier this year, the Government announced that income tax revenues for 2020 were only down 1 per cent compared to 2019. Preliminary estimates for Q4 2020, set out in the latest CSO release in…

Access to Legal Advice key to Access to Justice

Friday, 19 March 2021

A new Report from Mercy Law Resource Centre calls for urgent action to address barriers to housing supports for minority groups.

Mercy Law Resource Centre provides free legal advice and…