The latest publication in the Growing Up in Ireland study provides very useful information on the lives of nine-year-olds, and the impact of gender and family circumstances on the experiences and…
The Programme for Government contained several commitments which, if fully resourced and implemented, would represent significant steps towards creating a fairer and more just Ireland. As we…
Economic Growth
Target 1 is to ‘sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least…
In March 2021, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage published the 2020 Social Housing Construction Statistics Report. Page 4 of this Report makes for interesting reading in…
Covid-19 induced school closures could reverse much of the progress made addressing educational disadvantage. It will widen the learning gap between rich and poor, impose long-term losses of…
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage met with the High Level Homelessness Taskforce in April of this year to discuss the development of the Youth Homelessness Strategy…
The latest NESC report, Digital Inclusion in Ireland: Connectivity, Devices & Skills, focuses on Digital Inclusion - what it is and why it's important. This Report provides key…
The EESC report “Evaluation on the CAP's impact on territorial development of rural areas” is based on consultations with civil society organisations representing employers,…
Social Justice Ireland addressed the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight on four key priority areas for Budget 2022; social welfare and income adequacy, taxation, housing and…
The scale of the Economic Recovery Plan announced today falls short of what is required on housing, climate change, inequality and healthcare. As we slowly emerge from public health…
