Ireland is a low tax country with ever-increasing demands on resources. We saw during the pandemic the impact of under-investment in housing, healthcare, education, childcare, and recreational…
The overall poverty rate in Ireland increases from 11.6 per cent before housing costs are included to 19 per cent after housing costs are counted – an increase of almost 371,000 people. …
According to the National Travel Survey 2019, 73.7 per cent of all journeys taken in 2019 were by private car (as driver or passenger), whereas public transport accounted for just 4.8 per cent of…
Results from Census 2016 provide the most recent insight into the scale and nature of disability in Ireland. In a document published in November 2017, the CSO reported that a total of 643,131…
Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian migrants has been almost exemplary and this “human rights first” approach should be the blueprint for a reshaping of Ireland’s International Protection system,…
Climate change, which is causing extreme weather events across the world, coupled with the pandemic has left disadvantaged countries struggling. Added to these is a looming debt crisis for low-…
A major question raised by the current labour-market situation concerns assumptions underpinning culture and policymaking in this area. The priority given to paid employment over other forms of…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes recent publication of ‘Funding the Future - Investing in knowledge and skills: Ireland’s competitive advantage’ by the Minister for Further and Higher…
Financial services were becoming increasingly digital, with more and more daily, everyday transactions moving on-line or becoming cashless even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The resulting…
The latest data from the CSO on Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Properties by Local Electoral Area indicate that more than one in five, 20.9 per cent, of all tenancies registered with the…
