The measures necessary to slow the spread of Covid-19 have induced an extraordinary contraction in economic activity globally. The Spring 2020 Economic Forecast issued by the European Commission…
The Living Wage remains unchanged at €12.30 per hour for 2020/2021.
Changes to the annual Living Wage rate are determined by changes in living costs and income taxes. According to the…
Budget Choices 2021 contains detailed, fully-costed Budgetary packages across more than a dozen policy areas including health, housing, education, welfare, sustainability and more; it also…
Involving people in making the decisions that affect them and their lives is a core principle of democracy. Real participation goes beyond voting (representative democracy) to a situation…
Social transfers are an effective policy tool in reducing income inequality in Ireland. Without social transfers, the proprtion of the Irish population living at risk of poverty would be more than…
If Government is serious about our long-term recovery, about securing our public finances in a changed world, decarbonising the economy and preparing for digital and technological transformation…
On Monday, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quarterly National Accounts for Q2 of 2020. At first glance, Ireland’s economy appears to have fared better than those of our European…
In 2015, the governments of Norway and Argentina led a process among United Nations (UN) Member States to develop the Safe Schools Declaration, which is the only international agreement…
On the 27th August, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the results of a survey on educational experience during lockdown and the reopening of schools. Social Impact of COVID-19…
Wealth extraction from the poorest is the rule, not the exception, according to an excellent new report from human rights education organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World.…
