Social Justice Ireland believes that it is time for reform of Ireland's structure of tax reliefs. A key reform must be that each relief is at least subject to automatic periodic review.…
An open and transparent policy evaluation process, with meaningful engagement from all stakeholders, would ensure that we learn from our successes and from our mistakes. Such a process would…
There are 695,142 occupants in the private rented sector across 336,890 registered tenancies[1]. 29,542 of these tenancies are accommodated through Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) and the…
According to the Social Housing Needs Assessments 2019, published in December 2019, there were 68,693 households on the waiting list for social housing, presenting as a decrease of 4.4…
Government should strive to create a new economic model based on fairness. This would ensure that the benefits accruing from a vibrant economy would be distributed in a more equal manner. …
A vibrant economy is most important if Ireland is to produce a fairer future for all. To secure such a future requires us to learn from our mistakes in the past. Solid policies…
Housing in Ireland has been mired in controversy for decades – from tenement slums to planning irregularities, and from substandard housing to the institutionalisation of households in emergency…
Community volunteers have rightly been in receipt of high praise for their response to the COVID-19 crisis. This community spirit is to be commended, however harnessing that engagement for…
It will be interesting to see the regional effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown.
As Social Justice Ireland has repeatedly pointed out, including in an…
Just Transition for Farmers
Restructuring agriculture and supporting and incentivising farmers to move to more sustainable agricultural practices is integral to a Just…
