Involving people in making the decisions that affect them and their lives is a core principle of democracy. Real participation goes beyond voting (representative democracy) to a situation where…
Social transfers are an effective policy tool in reducing income inequality in Ireland. Without social transfers, the proprtion of the Irish population living at risk of poverty would be more than…
If Government is serious about our long-term recovery, about securing our public finances in a changed world, decarbonising the economy and preparing for digital and technological transformation…
On Monday, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quarterly National Accounts for Q2 of 2020. At first glance, Ireland’s economy appears to have fared better than those of our European…
In 2015, the governments of Norway and Argentina led a process among United Nations (UN) Member States to develop the Safe Schools Declaration, which is the only international agreement dedicated…
On the 27th August, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the results of a survey on educational experience during lockdown and the reopening of schools. Social Impact of COVID-19 Survey…
Wealth extraction from the poorest is the rule, not the exception, according to an excellent new report from human rights education organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World.…
17.8 per cent of the population experienced enforced deprivation in 2019.
About 886,000 people were experiencing deprivation, an increase of about 143,000 from 2018.
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In July 2020, over six hundred thousand people, 601,362, were on waiting lists for outpatient procedures, according to data released by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (www.ntpf.ie). …
Budget 2021 is just six weeks away. Government has a number of options for increasing or reducing revenue, and increasing or reducing expenditure. Income tax is a very significant area of revenue-…
