People should be assured of the required treatment and care in times of illness or vulnerability. The standard of care is dependent to a great degree on the resources made available, which in…
Investment in the regions is vital to a Just Transition. Rural Ireland faces many challenges, including an older population, higher rates of part-time employment, lower median incomes, distance…
Social Justice Ireland’s income model tracks the distributive impact of annual budgets on households across Irish society. On this page we consider the cumulative impact of changes to…
Ireland has an increasingly ageing population and it is imperative, both from the perspective of the individual and the supporting structures, that ageing in place becomes the default approach.…
Government must do more to protect vulnerable households against the impact of mortgage rate increases. One in twenty people with a mortgage were living in poverty in 2021. When mortgage interest…
In October 2020, the Irish Government published its first paper on the introduction of a Wellbeing Framework and, since then, has been working on what should be included to measure how well…
Today, July 28th, is Earth Overshoot Day for 2022. This is the day when globally, we have used all the biological resources that our Earth regenerates during the entire year. We now need 1.75…
In today’s, Wednesday July 27th Budget Forum, hosted by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, Social Justice Ireland will make the case for an increase in core social…
Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2023. Our education system, already dealing with the fallout from Covid-19, including the worsening of existing inequalities, must…
The Oireachtas Select Committee for Budgetary Oversight recently published its report on Indexation of the Taxation and Social Protection System recommending a system that would provide greater…
