Publications

Policy Briefing on Poverty and Income Distribution 2014

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

This Policy Briefing examines the key challenges facing Ireland in terms of poverty and income distribution and sets out policy proposals for addressing income inequality and reducing poverty…

CSO SILC 2012

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2012

Budget Choices 2015

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Social Justice Ireland policy briefing Budget Choices 2015 outlines a fully costed alternative budget and presents a series of proposals for Budget 2015 that would see Ireland’s borrowing reduced…

Summary of Living Wage 2014

Thursday, 3 July 2014

This is a summary of the Living Wage published July 2014. Social Justice Ireland is a member of the Living Wage Technical Group that calculates and updates the Living Wage rate.

Full text of technical paper supporting the Living Wage calculations - 2014

Thursday, 3 July 2014

This is the fulll technical document underpinning the calculation of a Living Wage. It was prepared, and will be updated, by the Living Wage Technical Group of which Social Justice Ireland is a…

Elections Policy Briefing 2014

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

The key focus of the local and European elections should be securing the wellbeing of this and future generations. Social Justice Ireland’s policy briefing ‘Elections 2014’ identifies…

OECD Review of Ireland's Pension System

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

The OECD Review of Pension Systems Ireland was commissioned by the Minister for Social Protection in 2013 and examines all components of Ireland's pension system.

CEDRA Report on Rural Ireland

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Commission for the Econonomic Development of Rural Areas report on Rural Ireland entitled 'Energising Ireland's Rural Economy' published in April 2014.

Ireland and the Europe 2020 Strategy

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Social Justice Ireland has just published its annual review of the social inclusion aspects of Ireland's National Reform Programme and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The review examines…

Fairness in changing Income Tax

Monday, 3 March 2014

This paper examines the distributional impact of changing income tax looking specifically at three options.

The full Document can be downloaded below