Social Justice Ireland will hold its annual Social Policy Conference on the topic: Beyond GDP: What is Progress and how should it be measured? It will be held in Dublin on November 17,…
An integrated and balanced approach, which takes into account the well-being of individuals and of society, is required in responding to the economic crisis’ according to the National Economic and…
The 2010 Budget represents a futher step in the process of getting Irish
fiscal policy back onto a sustainable path. This process started with the
2009 Budget published in October…
When this Government took office in June 2007, few foresaw that record levels of
economic growth were coming to an end. The international financial crisis plunged
Ireland into the…
Budget 2010 as Ireland's total tax-take plummets towards a record low. As Ireland faces a range of interrelated crises and Government prepares its Budget for 2010 it is important to realise that…
Despite signs that the recession is slowing in Ireland as well as in many other countries, the short-term labour market outlook remains grim according to the OECD. In its Employment Outlook 2009,…
Unemployment in better-off countries could reach 10% of the labour force if the economic recovery fails to gain momentum according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (…
The 17 Social Partner groups in the Community and Voluntary Pillar of social partnership have jointly expressed serious concerns about the lack of protection for the vulnerable in our society, in…
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The proposal to introduce a windfall gains tax of 80 per cent on profits gained from increases in land value due to rezoning decisions is most welcome and should be introduced by Government as…