The Government recently published its draft National Risk Assessment 2018 – Overview of Strategic Risks and called for submissions from interested parties on whether there might be more that could…
Social Justice Ireland Directors Dr. Seán Healy (front row, 2nd from left) and Brigid Reynolds (front row, 2nd from right), along with faculty members of Waterford IT at the launch of…
With significant fiscal space projected for October’s budget, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and his counterpart in Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty will have plenty…
Ireland now has the resources to ensure that Budget 2019 addresses the key challenges and social injustices facing Irish people. Priority should be given to tackling the social housing crisis,…
Between 2011 and 2017, 53,578 new homes were built, a far cry from the 85,154 reported in official statistics (see Figure below).
While there has been a notable increase in housing…
The Central Bank have recently issued a consultation on their Strategic Plan 2019-2021. This consultation took the form of three core questions dealing with economic risks, regulation and…
The Department of Rural and Community Development recently called for submissions on the development of the Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO), a scheme to ‘to provide multi-…
Ireland’s housing crisis is showing no sign of abating. Double digit rent inflation sees national average rents jump to almost €1,300 per month, in Dublin the average is closer to €2,000,…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes Minister Regina Doherty’s comments this week, saying she believes in the universality of child benefit payments.
The Minister commented that she…
Social Justice Ireland were delighted to be invited to participate in Development Perspectives' #SDGChallenge and to make May the month to focus on SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth…
