In recent decades little attention has been paid to issues concerning the future. However, the future, how it should be shaped and who should be involved in shaping it has never been more…
There is absolutely no justification for Government to reduce social welfare rates in Budget 2013 according to Social Justice Ireland.
Speaking at the Minister for Social Protection's…
The Report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities was published by Government on April 20, 2011. The full list of recommendations contained in the report was published also in…
Sharing Responsibility in Shaping the Future was published on September 14, 2011. This social policy book examines issues regarding the issue of sharing responsibility for…
There are 920m people in the Global South living on less than $1.25 a day. In a world with resources many times what is required to eliminate global poverty this situation isintolerable.
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Social Justice Ireland commissioned this brief report with the intention of establishing an appropriate benchmark for Ireland’s social welfare payments. The need for this study arises given…
The total population in the Republic of Ireland is 4,581,269 according to the Census 2011 preliminary results. This is an increase of 341,421 on the 2006 census. In percentage terms this…
The latest figures for GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita in EU Member States have been published by Eurostat. They show Ireland's GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) is…
A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) could have a major positive impact on people's well-being and that of the planet, according to a new report by CIDDSE the international alliance of Catholic…
Ending the ongoing spiral of healthcare crises in Ireland requires that Primary Care Teams (PCTs) and the linked community supports and social care infrastructure must be put at the centre of…
