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Public Participation Network Structural Review Report

PPN Review Report

The Department of Rural and Community Development recently published the PPN Structural Review Report. Stakeholders have been asked to submit views on the Report by the end of August 2022.

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1 in 8 of the population awaiting medical treatment

Cut Waiting List

The latest data available from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF)(end of May 2022) shows that 12.5 per cent of the population, 1 in every 8 of us, was waiting for outpatient treatment.…

Government should do no harm to low income households in Budget 2023

Budget

Government should ensure they do no harm to low-income households in Budget 2023 was the key message from Social Justice Ireland at the National Economic Dialogue 2022.  Uncertainty…

Winners and Losers - Latest Inflation Data shows Deep Disparities

Food and Energy Income Impact

The latest inflation indices published by the CSO make stark reading. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 7.8 per cent in the year to May 2022, while the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices…

Time to introduce a REAL living wage

Living Wage

The Tanaiste today announced a proposal to increase the minimum wage to a Living Wage, set at 60 per cent of the Median Wage to be phased in over the next four years.

 

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Immediate investment in renewable energy key to mitigating worst impacts of climate change

Extreme Weather

Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021 according to the World Meteorological Organisation…

Waste and recycling rates in Ireland

Sdg goal

According to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2019, Ireland created 3.1 million tonnes of municipal waste and recycled only 37 per cent of it. Ireland also generated…

Female Representation in Politics in Ireland

gender equality

Women are significantly out-numbered by men in politics in Ireland. Gender quota legislation introduced prior to the 2016 General Elections resulted in a 6.5 percentage point increase in those…

Electricity consumption by data centres increased by 32% in 2021

CSO Fossil Fuel Subsidies 2021

According to the latest data from the CSO on the metred electricity consumption of data centres electricity consumption by data centres increased by 32% between 2020 and 2021. The increase…

Targeted Measures for Low Income Households needed to tackle Cost of Living Crisis

Cash Money

New data from the CSO looking at the impact of inflation by household characteristics showed that the worst impact of the current cost of living crisis was being felt by low-income households,…