As Ireland faces into a very new international reality on taxation it is essential that tax policy priorities be adjusted to ensure three outcomes: (i) that the overall tax-take is increased…
Ireland is not making progress towards meeting some of its Europe 2020 Targets. This is one of the main findings of Social Justice Ireland's latest report, Ireland and…
Ireland is making poor progress when ranked against the other 14 countries in the EU-15. The new Sustainable Progress Index, published by Social Justice Ireland to mark UN…
The CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions has been published. It shows that despite an increase in median incomes 789,855 people are living in poverty in Ireland today. Of this…
Over 100,000 people are currently working part-time hours, but would take full-time employment if they could find it. This figure has increased by 25 per cent since 2008 and points to a…
Economic recovery has yet to be experienced by large numbers of people in Europe. Many remain excluded as they continue to lose out in employment, education, healthcare, poverty and related…
This paper examines the costing of a Basic Income for Ireland. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the…
This paper explores a basic income in the context of a right to housing. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the…
This paper explores citizenship and basic income. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the accompanying book.…
This paper examines the feasibility of a citizen’s income. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the accompanying…
