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Budget 2017 and Housing

12th December 2016

Social Justice Ireland's detailed analysis of the impact of Budget 2017 on housing is available to download below.

National Social Monitor 2016

1st September 2016

The National Social Monitor is Social Justice Ireland’s annual contribution to the public debate that is needed on Ireland’s future and how Ireland is performing in terms of promoting the wellbeing of all in society. 

Response to Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness

20th July 2016

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the publication of the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.  However, we have concerns about the scale of the plan and the length of time it implies for eliminating Ireland’s housing crisis.

Government should spend €1bn fiscal space on infrastructure

18th July 2016

Government should spend €1bn fiscal space on infrastructure to improve productivity and competitiveness in Budget 2017.  This would be a far better use of resources than giving tax cuts as incentives to attract ‘Brexit refugees’ from the City of London to Dublin.  Investment is crucial to addressing Ireland’s infrastructure deficits and to delivering a vibrant, productive, competitive and sustainable economy and a just society.  Investment is the cornerstone of our policy briefing Budget Choices 2017.

Budget Choices 2017

18th July 2016

Budget Choices 2017 outlines Social Justice Ireland's comprehensive proposals and policies and policies that can deliver a vibrant economy, a just society and a sustainable future.

Social Housing Proposals

22nd June 2016

A summary of Social Justice Ireland's proposals on social housing is available to dowload below.

Report of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness

21st June 2016

Report of the Oireachas Committee on Housing and Homelessness published June 2016.
 

Increase finance for social housing by invoking 'structural reform' clause of Stability and Growth Pact

20th June 2016

Government could substantially increase the resources available to finance social housing by invoking the structural reform clause contained in the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact.This clause allows Government’s to cater for the short-term costs of implementing structural reforms that will have long-term positive budgetary effects.

Increased supply of social housing key to resolving crisis

26th May 2016

Social Justice Ireland made a presentation on Social Housing Supply to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness today. The scale of the social housing challenge that Ireland faces is immense.  There are 90,000 households on the waiting list for social housing.  Securing sufficient finance to provide the scale of social housing required is a major challenge. There is no possibility of providing the level of financing required to deal with the scale of the problem on the Government balance sheet within the current fiscal rules. 

Social Housing Supply

19th May 2016

Social Justice Ireland's submission on Social Housing Supply to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness.
 

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