Articles

Work and People with Disabilities

Monday, 25 March 2019

Results from Census 2016 provide the most recent insight into the scale and nature of disability in Ireland. In a report published in November 2017, the CSO reported that a total of 643,131 people…

A pathway towards a 'living wage' as a Minimum Wage is required

Friday, 22 March 2019

The Low Pay Commission's consultation process on the level of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) concluded last week. In our submission to the Commission, Social Justice Ireland…

Social Justice Ireland response to the European Commission's Country Report for Ireland 2019

Wednesday, 20 March 2019

In the first quarter of each year the European Commission release its Country Report for Ireland, detailing its review of the current economic situation, Ireland’s progress with country-specific…

Direct provision is inhuman, degrading, and increasingly unfit for purpose

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Ireland's current means for accommodating asylum seekers is increasingly unfit for purpose, and the practice of keeping people in such cirucmstances for - as in some cases - several years is…

Latest Central Bank data shows mortgages held by non-bank entities has more than doubled since 2016

Friday, 15 March 2019

At the end of 2018, there were 63,426 home mortgages in arrears (not including buy to lets), with 44,009 of these in arrears of more than 90 days. This represents a 11.5% decrease on the previous…

Access to Justice means addressing the power imbalances

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

The Legal Aid Board provides advice and representation on criminal and civil matters for those on low income. Criminal legal aid, through the Garda Station Legal Advice Revised Scheme, the Legal…

Providing good mental health services is a necessary investment in the future

Monday, 11 March 2019

There is an urgent need to address the area of mental health. This arises not least in light of a World Health Report IN 2001 showing that mental health and behavioural disorders are common,…

A targeted approach to long-term unemployment may be required

Friday, 8 March 2019

On the face of things, recent falls in long-term unemployment is one of the big good-news stories of the Irish economic recovery. According to the latest numbers from the Central Statistics Office…

Time to create a statutory basis for Home Care

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Support for people to remain in their own homes is a key and appropriate policy objective and coincides with the wishes of most older people. A well-developed, co-ordinated and integrated approach…

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the coming into force of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018

Monday, 4 March 2019

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the operation of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018 as it moves Ireland towards progress both under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG…