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A Policy Framework for a New Ireland

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Social Justice Ireland  presents a viable policy framework that would secure both solidarity and sustainable recovery in the decade ahead.

Investing for Growth, Jobs and Recovery 2013

Sunday, 1 September 2013
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Social Justice Ireland's Policy Briefing on Investing for Growth, Jobs and Recovery 2013 

IMF publishes 8th Review of Ireland

Friday, 26 July 2013

The IMF has just published the 8th Review and Country Report on Ireland.  The report outlines the substantial challenges facing Ireland in 2013.  Growth projections for our trading partners have been revised down and domestic demand is expected to contract again in 2013.  The IMF also notes that if growth projections for 2013 were to disappoint, any additional fiscal consolidation should be deferred to 2015 to protect the recovery.

Austerity increases long-term unemployment and income inequality and decreases wages

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

A recently published IMF working paper ‘The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation’ shows that austerity does not work and will not work for Ireland. 

Unemployment rising as jobs and GDP both fall in EU

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households' financial situation

Public service pay is only one part of a coherent, integrated response to address Ireland's current difficultie

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Public service pay is only one of a range of areas that need to be addressed in a coherent and integrated manner if the common good is to guide decisions on Ireland’s future.  Issues such as taxati

Oireachtas Committee Report on Jobs advocates Social Justice Ireland's Part-Time Job Opportunities Programme proposal

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

An Oireachtas Committee report published February 19, 2013 recommends that Government consider the proposal to create a Part-Time Job Opportunities programme advocated by Social Justice Ireland.

Ireland has fourth highest unemployment level in EU

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Ireland's unemployment level is the fourth highest in the European Union according to the latest statistics published by Eurostat (January 8, 2013).  The unemployment rate in the EU is now 10.7% (u

Department of Finance publishes analysis of replacement rates for unemployed people

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Return to work patterns are often a function of more than financial rewards and include such considerations as work availability, family commitments, travel to work time and the type of available e

Rate of underemployed part-time work highest in Ireland

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Among the EU Member States in 2011, underemployed part-time work was highest in Ireland (6.3 % of the labour force) according to the latest EU Employment and Social Situation Quart