The papers presented at Social Justice Ireland's social Policy Conference 2015 are now available to download.
Social Progress in Ireland: Charles M. A. Clark (St John…
Budget 2016 was the fifth regressive Budget in a row. While it was not as regressive as in previous years and contained some gain for everyone, there was much more for the better off and far less…
The expenditure and taxation changes in successive budgets have had a significant impact on households in Ireland, particularly those with children and on low incomes. In advance of Budget…
Some tax proposals currently being considered by Government should be rejected because they would give far greater benefit to people earning higher incomes while giving nothing to lower income…
The Healthy Ireland Study published today highlights the need for the introduction of a sugar sweetened drinks tax in order to combat the levels of obesity in Ireland and associated chronic…
US Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, Robert B. Reich has called for the introduction of a Basic Income system. He has linked Basic Income to labor market uncertainty, to…
There has been a profound failure of policy across the EU since the 2008 crash, a failure that raises serious questions concerning the EU’s commitment to protecting its millions of powerless and…
This circular, issued by the Department on 19 September 2015 outlines the financial return which the Department required from a Local Authority to trigger payment of funding for PPNs.
The European Commission this week published the 2015 EU Youth Report. With regard to Ireland, the report reveals that Ireland recorded the highest fall in percentage points in its youth population…
The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General…
