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Social Justice Ireland welcomes the launch of the National Social Enterprise Policy

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The new National Social Enterprise Policy contains, for the first time, a definition of Social Enterprise for Ireland.  This definition states:

A Social Enterprise is an enterprise…

Time for a Site Value Tax to replace Ireland’s LPT

Ireland’s Local Property Tax (LPT) is increasingly not fit for purpose. It is time for Government to acknowledge this and implement a Site Value Tax in its place.

Before the implementation…

Budget 2020 must take heed of deficits in Ireland's education system

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Investment in education at all levels and throughout the life cycle can deliver a more equal society and prepare citizens to participate in a democracy. Social Justice Ireland has…

Do we really value caring?

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A recent study by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute presents some very interesting data on caring and unpaid work in Ireland.  In…

Assessing the Fairness of Recent Budgets

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Over the past few years Social Justice Ireland has developed its ability to track the distributive impact of annual Budgets on households across Irish society.

Here, we assess the…

Why welfare rates must increase by €9 in Budget 2020

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Social Justice Ireland is proposing a €9 increase in core social welfare payments to maintain their benchmark in Budget 2020. We are also proposing a €5 increase in the living alone…

Budget 2020 should invest in children and families

Investment in children

Investment in Children and Families is an essential investment in our social and human capital now and into the future. Our Budget 2020 submission contains a number of costed proposals in this…

Housing crisis drives Living Wage to €12.30 per hour

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The Living Wage for the Republic of Ireland has risen to €12.30 per hour. This represents an increase of 40c over the 2018 rate of €11.90 per hour. The increase is driven by changes in the cost of…

Ireland needs an Adequate Tax-Take

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Government's annual budget is the best opportunity available for policymakers to begin to tackle the various crises, challenges, and infrastructural deficits faced by Ireland. To achieve the…

UN Report outlines the stark impact climate change will have on people in poverty

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The report 'Climate Change and Poverty' by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights notes that even if current targets are met, tens of millions of people will be pushed…