Public Services

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

Monday, 5 December 2022
Wellbeing

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
disability and employment

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…

Supporting Financial Education and Inclusion

Friday, 4 November 2022
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The Central Bank of Ireland’s Financial System Conference took place in Dublin this week on the 2nd and 3rd November 2022 on the theme of Supporting the Economy, Delivering for the Consumer. Trust in…

Budget 2023 Analysis

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Budget Analysis 2023

Less than 24 hours after Budget 2023 was announced, Social Justice Ireland produce the first comprehensive analysis of the Budget - the winners, the losers and what needs to happen next.…

Government widens rich/poor gap. Leaves poor further behind.

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Budget Analysis 2023

The Government’s Budget 2023 widened the rich/poor gap by €199 next year.  Despite the welcome temporary measures to address the cost of living and energy crisis, in the long run this Budget will be…

Wellbeing in Ireland - What Counts?

Friday, 29 July 2022
Measuring Progress

In October 2020, the Irish Government published its first paper on the introduction of a Wellbeing Framework and, since then, has been working on what should be included to measure how well Ireland…

Social Justice Matters Policy Brief - Other Public Services

Monday, 18 July 2022
SER Brief - Other Public Services

A core pillar of Social Justice Ireland’s Social Contract, is the objective of providing ‘Decent Services and Infrastructure’. An expanded public sector, providing increased public services…

An expanded public sector, providing increased public services, is essential in addressing cost of living increases

Monday, 18 July 2022
Equity of access

An expanded public sector, providing increased public services, is essential in addressing cost of living increases. Making healthcare, housing, public transport, childcare and education more…

Public transport must focus on rural areas and sustainability

Friday, 27 May 2022
Rural Transport

According to the National Travel Survey 2019, 73.7 per cent of all journeys taken in 2019 were by private car (as driver or passenger), whereas public transport accounted for just 4.8 per cent of all…

Eliminate Financial Exclusion

Friday, 13 May 2022
Financial Exclusion

Financial services were becoming increasingly digital, with more and more daily, everyday transactions moving on-line or becoming cashless even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The resulting…