The nature of work has always undergone profound changes, driven by technological progress, demographic shifts, labour market regulations, and macroeconomic fluctuations. The European Commission…
The Department has also published an extensive range of background papers looking at various different aspects of sustainable mobility and setting out questions designed to help assist with…
Social Justice Ireland was delighted to attend the President's seminar on Rethinking Economics. Featuring guest speakers Professor Mariana Mazzucato from University College London and…
We have been analysing and critiquing the Government’s annual budget since 1988, outlining proposals in advance and providing detailed analysis when the Budget is announced. Since 2011 Social…
Budget 2020 does not contain the ‘bold and new decisions’ required to meet the ‘defining challenge’ of climate change.
There was no move to introduce a levy on single use coffee cups, to…
In our Budget Choices 2020 submission, Social Justice Ireland called for increased scrutiny of tax expenditures as part of the budgetary process. We regret that, at a time when the…
One in seven people in Ireland are renting in the private rented sector.
Rent Pressure Zones now exist in 44 locations, with 21 of those designated this year. Legislation passed in June…
Social Justice Ireland welcomed the Budget 2020 decision to increase the carbon tax from €20 per tonne to €26 per tonne. While we had called for a higher increase, of €10 per tonne, we…
As the DEASP announces some key design features of its proposed Automatic Enrolment pension scheme, our analysis suggests that Automatic Enrolment:
Represents poor value for money.…
The Help to Buy Scheme was introduced in 2016 to provide support for first time buyers saving for a deposit on a newly built home, thereby also stimulating activity in a construction sector still…
