Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2023. Our education system, already dealing with the fallout from Covid-19, including the worsening of existing inequalities, must also…
The Oireachtas Select Committee for Budgetary Oversight recently published its report on Indexation of the Taxation and Social Protection System recommending a system that would provide greater…
In April 2022, Irish Aid published its Climate and Environmental Finance Report 2020 detailing the "levels and channels of Ireland’s international climate finance". In the opening paragraph of the…
Uncertainty once again dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook and frames the context for Budget 2023. The Budget must respond to the current cost of living challenges but also recognise…
A 2020 report commissioned by the Society of St Vincent DePaul, and authored by Micheál Collins of UCD, examined The Hidden Cost of Poverty by estimating the public service cost of poverty…
Housing affordability continues to present a serious issue in Ireland. Prospective homeowners have faced increases in house prices of 15.2 per cent in the year to March 2022; asking rents advertised…
One of the fundamental principles of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. Transition is not just about…
Uncertainty dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook as Government frames Budget 2023. Choices being made must respond to the current cost of living challenges while recognising uncertainties…
The Government has committed to a "Cost of Living Budget" in Budget 2023. At a time of rising inflation, high employment, and rising corporate tax receipts, Budget 2023 must deliver a fair recovery…
Budget 2023 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. To this end Budget 2023 should prioritise…
