Public Services

Time to Deliver on the National Broadband Plan

Friday, 30 April 2021

As part of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools, colleges, training centres and workplaces all closed to limit movement of people over a year ago, with sporadic and temporary openings since. How we engage with work and education has fundamentally changed in that twelve-month period as we mostly move to an online environment. Social Justice Ireland urges Government to expedite the roll-out on the National Broadband Plan without further delays.

Returning to previous ‘normal’ would mean failure – time for a new Social Contract

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

In its annual Socio-Economic Review Social Justice Ireland argues that fundamental changes are required if Ireland is to have a fair recovery post-pandemic. Returning to pre-Covid normal would mean failure. A new Social Contract is needed and it can be developed and delivered.

Access to Legal Advice key to Access to Justice

Friday, 19 March 2021

A new Report from Mercy Law Resource Centre calls for urgent action to address barriers to housing supports for minority groups.

Social Justice Matters 2021 guide to a fairer Irish Society

Wednesday, 3 March 2021

In this socio-economic review for 2021 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…

Four ways out for the post-COVID-19 period - A European Perspective

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

At the European level, what the pandemic has cast doubt on is the very fundamentals of European integration. The main features of the European Union, what could be described as its “pillars”, are these: the single market and freedom of movement, the euro and the Stability and Growth Pact, and competition and state-aid law. We can already look ahead and see that the post-crisis EU could be standing on very different foundations if the questioning of the three basic pillars continues over time or, conversely, it could just as easily go back to its old ways. What will the world environment in which this happens be, though? Here there are four possible scenarios emerging.

A New Social Dialogue – A Community and Voluntary Perspective

Monday, 14 December 2020

If Ireland is to succeed in addressing the challenges we are faced with, the pathway to doing so must be founded on consensus, must be well-managed, and must be properly evaluated. A deliberative decision-making process, involving all stakeholders and founded on reasoned, evidence-based debate is required.

Building a New Social Contract - Policy Recommendations

Saturday, 12 December 2020

'Building a New Social Contract – Policy Recommendations’ contains more than eighty specific policy recommendations that would go a considerable direction towards a new social contract to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of everyone and ensure that a no-one is left behind as our economy and society recovers from the impact of Covid-19.

A New Social Contract, A New Social Dialogue: Building a Better Future - Conference Videos, Papers and Graphics

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

On Wednesday, 18th November 2020, Social Justice Ireland held our Annual Social Policy Conference by webinar. This year's theme was 'A New Social Contract, A New Social Dialogue: Building a Better Future'. In case you missed it (or you'd like to revisit the presentations), the videos, papers and graphic reports are all available now.

Social Dialogue and a New Democratic Social Contract

Monday, 7 December 2020

Covid-19 has caused us to think about many things that previously we may never really have considered: the importance of good public services; the need for a social security system that provides real security in the face of sickness and unemployment; and about concepts such as inter-dependence and solidarity. It has led us to reassess what we mean by ‘essentially work’; who really are the ‘essential workers’; and is it right that many of them are treated the way they are. And it has fundamentally changed the relationship between business and the state.

Time for a New Social Compact

Friday, 4 December 2020

As societies and economies across the globe respond to the Covid pandemic, Ireland has the opportunity to execute a strategy which can address the major structural challenges from both the present and pastand set out a strategy and a blueprint for a better Ireland.