People and Participation

Budget 2024 must address the 'epidemic' of Domestic Abuse

Friday, 11 August 2023

In 2022, the number of women killed in violent circumstances was the highest in 10 years. Between Q3 2021 and Q3 2022, 83 per cent of all recorded victims of sexual offences knew the reported suspect…

Budget 2024 must increase support for International Protection

Friday, 4 August 2023

As of early June 2023, there were 21,270 people living in Direct Provision and emergency international protection accommodation spread across 205 locations, 2 of which are temporary tented sites. In…

Budget 2024 must prioritise protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. There must be no repetition of the outcome of…

Budget Choices 2024

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Government must learn from the mistakes of the…

Planning Ahead for Ireland's Demographic Shift

Friday, 30 June 2023

The preliminary results from Census 2022 record a population in April of 2022 of 5,123,536 persons. This is an increase of 361,671 people (7.6 per cent) from Census 2016 and the highest population…

Supporting Labour Force Participation

Friday, 16 June 2023

Increasing labour force participation, in particular among women, represents a further policy challenge for labour market policy. As Table 1 illustrates, the proportion of individuals who are…

National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? - Governance and Participation

Sunday, 11 June 2023

This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? examines the need for social dialogue across all sections of society, including the young. This section of our National Social…

Social Enterprise on the Island of Ireland

Friday, 2 June 2023

A new Report from the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), Social Enterprise on the island of Ireland (Council Report No. 161) "describes the contribution of social enterprises to…

Childcare in Ireland

Friday, 19 May 2023

In 2020, 57.6 per cent of children under the age of three years are cared for only by their parents, which means 42.4 per cent of children under the age of three are cared for by people other than…

Migrations in Our Common Home: Forecasting for Change

Monday, 15 May 2023

Ireland is currently experiencing multiple crises, including in housing, healthcare and childcare. These crises existed prior to the arrival of large influxes of those displaced by Russia’s invasion…