Healthcare

Healthcare reform will require investment before savings can be made

Monday, 17 April 2023

Problems with the Irish healthcare system are often apparent through difficulties of access. However, that is not the whole story – as well as waiting times for access to hospital care, there are…

Social Prescribing

Friday, 24 March 2023

Our thinking on wellness and staying healthy is expanding. Social prescribing acknowledges that our health and wellbeing can be impacted by social factors such as poverty, local environment, poor…

'First 5' Little Baby Bundle Pilot Initiative

Friday, 17 February 2023

The 'First 5' Little Baby Bundle Pilot initiativewas announced in early February 2023. 500 Little Baby Bundles will be delivered to participating families in Dublin and Waterford over the coming…

Ireland and the EU face home care challenges

Monday, 30 January 2023

Ireland’s population is growing, and its composition is changing – it is getting older. Our increased longevity is a success story. The Programme for Government contains a welcome commitment to a…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Subjective Wellbeing

Wednesday, 4 January 2023

The Programme for Government acknowledged that our “existing measures of economic performance fail to measure matters such as damage to the environment and voluntary work. They also overlook equality…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Mental and Physical Health

Friday, 23 December 2022

National Social Monitor - Towards Wellbeing For All

Monday, 5 December 2022

The Programme for Government 2020 commitment to the development of a well-being framework has been delivered on with the Second Report on Ireland’s Well-being Framework published in June 2022. As…

Government needs to get serious about its commitment to the Well-being Framework

Monday, 5 December 2022

How is Ireland doing? In a country that still is unable to provide secure affordable housing, timely access to healthcare, support children with extra educational needs and has almost 595,000 people…

Employment and Disability

Friday, 2 December 2022

This Saturday, 3rd December 2022, is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this article we look at the interaction between disability and employment.643,131 people with a disability in…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Conference Videos and Papers

Monday, 21 November 2022

On Wednesday, 16th November 2022, Social Justice Ireland held our Annual Social Policy Conference. This year's Conference was on the theme 'Towards Wellbeing for All'. We posed the question…