Statistics produced by Safe Ireland indicate that during, September to December 2020, an average of 2,018 women and 550 children received support from a domestic, sexual and gender-based violence…
Though Ireland faces a number of significant challenges, it is important to remember that those in much poorer countries face a far worse situation.
Budget 2021 allocated €867m in overseas…
Government must act urgently on the White Paper on the Elimination of Direct Provision, starting with Budget 2022. As of May 2020, there were 7,700 people living in the Direct Provision…
As of February 2021, over 178 countries, of which Ireland is one, were party to the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. The Protocol defines trafficking in persons to
“mean the recruitment…
The Programme for Government committed to the introduction of a universal basic income pilot within the lifetime of the Government. The Report of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce relied on…
Ireland has an increasingly ageing population and it is imperative, both from the perspective of the individual and the supporting structures, that ageing in place becomes the default approach.…
Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2022. The Covid-19 crisis has generated the greatest disruption in educational opportunity worldwide in a generation and has…
‘Ireland and the Europe 2020 Strategy - A review of the social inclusion aspects of Ireland’s National Reform Programme’ covers three of the five headline targets established in the Europe 2020…
Citizen participation is key to a thriving democracy. It has become clear that we need a new forum and structure for discussing issues on which people disagree as political and mass communication…
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a number of aspects of the welfare state and the importance of properly provided and funded public services in countries across the world. Among the many…
