Social Justice Ireland's Submission to the European Commission on the EU Future Strategy 2020 consultation- 2009
Producing a fair budget and working for a fairer future requires that Ireland stop benchmarking itself with Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Beyond GDP: What Is Progress And How Should It Be Measured? is the title of Social Justice Ireland’s Social Policy Book for 2009
An integrated and balanced approach, which takes into account the well-being of individuals and of society, is required in responding to the economic crisis’ according to the National Economic and
When this Government took office in June 2007, few foresaw that record levels of economic growth were coming to an end. The international financial crisis plunged
Full document can be downoaded below. The Government announced, in its Statement on Transforming Public Services on 27 November
The Document can be accessed here
The cuts in expenditure proposed in the Bord Snip report are focused disproportionately on people who are poor or sick or older or vulnerable in some way. Cuts in welfare rates and in many services will mean that those who are vulnerable will bear the brunt of Government's attempts to balance its budget. Social Justice Ireland recognises full well that the country's finances are in bad shape and need to be rectified. However, Ireland is in this situation because of the activities of bankers, politicians, speculators, developers and many economists. Who should pay for the misdeeds of these people? The authors of the Bord Snip report provide a clear answer: from their perspective the vulnearable, the disadvantaged and those living in remote communities should be the hardest hit! Social Justice Ireland rejects this conclusion totally.
EU Commission report on Ireland - accompanying the Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2007 - February 21, 2007. Fulll Document can be accessed below
European Commission's Directorates-General and Services
