Budget

Budget 2024 and taxation - an opportunity for reform

Monday, 18 September 2023

Budget 2024 should avoid using taxation measures as a means of providing short term solutions to the ongoing cost of living challenges that all of society continues to face. Reductions in income…

ODA, Climate Finance, and Loss and Damage in Budget 2024

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

Government must accept that ODA, Climate Finance, and Loss and Damage are three different commitments made under three different agreements. Reaching the UN goal of 0.7 per cent of income in ODA will…

Government risks another regressive budget if it continues to prioritise one-off payments

Monday, 11 September 2023

Government will repeat the mistakes of last year and deliver a regressive budget if does not prioritise income adequacy over one-off payments. Instead of again relying on one-off payments,…

The Unfair Legacy of Budget 2023 measures

Friday, 8 September 2023

Since February 2022, Government have announced a series of taxation, welfare and electricity credit measures intended to assist all households with cost of living pressures. Using the Social…

Government is failing older people, more support required in Budget 2024

Wednesday, 6 September 2023

According to Census 2022, there were 1,048,985 people aged 60+ living in Ireland on Census night, an increase of 19.7 per cent on Census 2016. The number of people aged 65+ increased by 21.8 per cent…

If Ireland is to be "the best country in Europe to be a child", the new Child Poverty Unit needs to deliver real strategic action

Monday, 4 September 2023

Child poverty does not exist in a vacuum. Children live in families, households, and societies. They are impacted by the physical environment in which they live. While the establishment of a Child…

Budget 2024 must deliver a Just Transition

Friday, 1 September 2023

Budget 2024 must ensure that our investment strategy supports the ambition of the climate action plan, a just transition to a green economy, emission reductions, and expedites progress towards our…

Child Poverty must be addressed in Budget 2024

Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. Consequently, the issue of child poverty deserves particular attention. The current surplus of resources available to the Government…

Budget 2024 - Despite record surpluses, challenges persist

Monday, 28 August 2023

Uncertainty once again dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook and frames the context for Budget 2024. The Budget must respond to the ongoing cost of living challenges, particularly for lower…

Welfare must increase in Budget 2024

Friday, 25 August 2023

Adequate levels of social welfare are essential to addressing poverty. Income adequacy cannot be addressed by one-off measures.Without the social welfare system just over one-third of the Irish…