Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Government must learn from the mistakes of the…
Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…
Increasing labour force participation, in particular among women, represents a further policy challenge for labour market policy. As Table 1 illustrates, the proportion of individuals who are…
This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? looks at how changes could be made to the world of work that would impact on child poverty levels. This section of our National…
A new Report from the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), Social Enterprise on the island of Ireland (Council Report No. 161) "describes the contribution of social enterprises to…
In 2020, 57.6 per cent of children under the age of three years are cared for only by their parents, which means 42.4 per cent of children under the age of three are cared for by people other than…
In this socio-economic review for 2023 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…
According to the latest release from Eurostat, rural areas are falling behind when it comes to digital literacy. According to the report, over a quarter (26 per cent) of people in the EU aged between…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted surveys of both employers and workers to understand the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workplace. Here are…
Having a job is not, of itself, a guarantee that one lives in a poverty-free household. The latest data from the CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions indicates that 5.8 per cent of people in…
