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Statement from Social Justice Ireland on the passing of Justin Kilcullen

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

It is with great shockand sadness that the Board and Staff of Social Justice Ireland has learned of the passing of our friend and board member, Justin Kilcullen. Justin had…

Put common good at the heart of public policy to deliver a Just Transition

Monday, 15 July 2024

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges we face; how we adapt and mitigate and manage this transition now will in large part determine the type of world in which future generations…

Government must close income gaps in the Budget and increase minimum social welfare rates by €25

Thursday, 11 July 2024

In today’s (Thursday July 11th) Budget Forum, hosted by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, Social Justice Ireland call on Government to prioritise vulnerable…

Assessing the Adequacy of Ireland’s Total Tax-Take

Monday, 8 July 2024

The need for a wider tax base is a lesson painfully learnt by Ireland during the 2008-2011 economic crisis. A disastrous combination of a naïve housing policy, a failed regulatory system, and…

Budget 2025 should close income gaps and build resilient public services

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Government should use its final Budget to close the income gaps which have opened as a result of temporary measures in last year’s budget. These measures, concentrated among welfare dependent…

Wind and solar power key to electricity sector targets

Monday, 1 July 2024

In 2023, emissions from the electricity sector fell by just over a fifth from 2022 to the lowest level since records began in 1990. This was driven by a considerable decline in the use of coal…

Industry and Waste sectors falling short of climate targets

Thursday, 27 June 2024

The Climate Change Advisory Council ‘2024 Annual Review: Industry and Waste’ finds that volume of waste being produced in Ireland remains too high, and the rates of reuse and recycling are…

Ireland on course to miss 2030 targets by a substantial shortfall

Monday, 24 June 2024

Having missed the 2020 emission reductions targets, Ireland is now on course to miss the 2030 emission reduction targets by a substantial shortfall. Ireland has set out a target of 51 per cent…

Corporation Taxes in Ireland

Monday, 17 June 2024

While much discussion in recent years has centred on once-off windfall corporate tax revenues and how these revenues should be used, it is important that Government look at the role that…

Meaghan Carmody - Using the SDGs to solve the just transition Rubik’s Cube

Thursday, 13 June 2024

Our 2023 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme of 'A Just Transition'. The fundamental principle of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions…