Housing

Budget 2021 Continues to Privatise Public Housing

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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Despite a significant allocation of over €3 billion to Housing in Budget 2021, the same old policies provide little public housing.

Building a New Social Contract - this time no-one must be left behind

Monday, 14 September 2020
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The National Economic Plan - to be published on Budget day - must give equal weight to environmental, social and economic considerations. Otherwise, this Government will simply repeat the mistakes of the past and many will be left behind.  The National Economic Plan must be underpinned by a new social contract that treats our environment, society and economy equally

Budget 2021 must address lack of domestic abuse refuge spaces

Wednesday, 19 August 2020
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Statistics produced by Safe Ireland indicate that 1,138 women and 1,667 children were accommodated in a refuge in 2018, yet Ireland continues to fail to meet our commitments under the Istanbul Convention.

Conference Proceedings: A New Social Contract, A New Social Dialogue: Building a Better Future

Tuesday, 18 August 2020
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On Wednesday, 18th November 2020 Social Justice Ireland held its Annual Social Policy Conference entitled A New Social Contract, A New Social Dialogue: Building a Better Future. This conference featured presentations by national and international experts as well as a panel discussion with representatives of the five pillars of Social Partnership. All presentations given on the day are contained within this book of conference proceedings.

Investment priorities for children and families in Budget 2021

Monday, 10 August 2020
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Investment in children and families is an essential investment in our social and human capital now and into the future.  Here we outline investment priorities for children and families for Budget 2021.

Investment in Housing must be prioritised in Budget 2021

Wednesday, 22 July 2020
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The provision of adequate and appropriate accommodation should be a key element of a new Social Contract. Here we look at how Budget 2021 could begin the process of a new, sustainable, housing strategy.

Programme for Government misses opportunity for pension reform

Wednesday, 1 July 2020
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The current State Pension system deprives many people who have spent their lives in caring roles of financial security in their old age. These are people society should be rewarding, not penalising. With the new Programme for Government committing to the proposed Auto Enrolment Plan, an opportunity to increase the fairness of the Irish pension system is being missed, and at a substantial financial cost.

Time for a tax on windfall gains from re-zoned land

Friday, 19 June 2020
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Budget 2021 should include a tax on windfall gains from the re-zoning of agricultural land. This money should be made available to local authorities and used to address the ongoing housing problems they face.

Reaction to draft Programme for Government

Thursday, 18 June 2020
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A full analysis of the draft Programme for Government will be published in due course. In the meantime, our initial response highlights 10 positives contained within the PfG and 10 causes for concern. We go on to list other areas contained in the document on which Social Justice Ireland had advocated and campaigned.

Site Value Tax should form part of next Programme for Government

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Ireland generally does a poor job of taxing land and property. Our inefficient Local Property Tax is a perfect example of this. A Site Value Tax would be a fairer and more efficient way to generate revenue, and it would also incentivise better use of land.