Budget 2019 will be announced on Tuesday, 9th October, at 1pm. But what is the Budget, how does it affect you and how can you have your say? Click on our Slideshow to find out.
In this section of our National Soical Monitor Autumn 2018 we look at trust in Government, accountability and participation in a deliberative democracy and propose a number of policy priorities to
Public Participation Networks (PPNs), made up of groups and organisations from the Environmental, Social Inclusion, and Community & Voluntary sectors, are influencing policy at a local and national level. And who knows what’s best for their communities better than local people themselves?
With 10,000 people - including 3,600 children - homeless, 72,000 mortgages in arrears, and 86,000 households on social housing waiting lists, it can hardly be denied that Government policy is a dramatic failure.
The role of civil society and the Community and Voluntary sector cannot be overstated in progressing societal and environmental issues at national level. Through the expansion and reform of the SSNO grant, the Department of Rural and Community Development can support organisations to progress this important work towards a fairer, more just society. Read Social Justice Ireland's submission to the Department here.
The Government has today published its National Reform Programme 2018, as submitted to the European Commission. In informing this process Social Justice Ireland submitted two papers to the Department of An Taoiseach - our comprehensive Europe2020 report and our analysis on the Country Specific Recommendations set out in the 2018 Country Report for Ireland.
Presentation and Links to Support PPNs to Develop a Vision for Community Wellbeing - Click on the Image to open.
While the economy is doing well, it is crucial that policy-makers realise that many on lower incomes are not benefiting as they should. Almost 800,000 people in Ireland are living in poverty, a quarter of a million of whom are children. 1 million people in Ireland are experiencing deprivation. 105,000 people are working in a job with income so low they are living in poverty. Social Justice Ireland has a plan to fix this, and to build a fairer society for all.
