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Climate Action Plan 2019 - implementing ambitious actions immediately the key to success

Monday, 17 June 2019

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2019. This is an opportunity for Government to show ambition and leadership and implement the…

Budget 2020 must lay the foundations for a low carbon future

Monday, 17 June 2019

Ireland’s track record on meeting our national and international targets on climate policy is lamentable to say the least. Our greenhouse gas emissions are nearly 3 million tonnes over the…

Budget 2020 an opportunity to consolidate employment gains

Friday, 14 June 2019

Ireland’s headline employment trends over the last number of years have been broadly positive. Unemployment was at 5.4 per cent in April 2019, dipping below 6 per cent for the first time in ten…

Budget 2020 must be Economically Sound and Socially Fair

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Most Irish people want to see an end to homelessness, social housing shortages, hospital waiting lists and child poverty. They want to see the lack of affordable childcare addressed, investment in…

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the European Commission’s Country Specific Recommendations

Monday, 10 June 2019

Social Justice Ireland has been making proposals that would address the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) for the past number of years. These proposals are fully costed and…

Regulation should have consumer protection at its centre

Friday, 7 June 2019

According to the OECD, how accountability is translated into practice can be closely related to the independence of the regulator and its functions and powers. Regulation in Ireland has been…

Say No to Racism

Wednesday, 5 June 2019

The European Network against Racism reported 256 incidents of reported racism (it should be noted that not all incidents will be reported) in the latter half of 2017, with almost half of these (…

Pension Reform in Ireland

Friday, 31 May 2019

Among policymakers it seems that the support for an increased role by the private pensions industry in providing retirement income coverage and adequacy grows stronger with practically every…

Social Justice Ireland's 5 policy priorities for our newly elected MEPs

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

1. Eliminating Poverty

We call on all MEPs to work to agree an EU-wide binding target and strategy to reduce the level of poverty in each country by half from its 2017…

27. SJI Ten Minute Lessons Ep7: Site Value Tax, what it is and why it should replace the Local Property Tax

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

The current Local Property Tax system in Ireland is regressive. It encourages land hoarding and speculation, while dis-incentivising necessary development, such as building more homes in…