Sean Healy

Commitment to the European social model “is essential if the wellbeing of this and future generations is to be secured,” Dr Seán Healy director of Soc(...)

Disposable income has fallen by almost €3,000 since the onset of the recession, while the levels of those at risk of poverty, in consistent poverty(...)

A study by Social Justice Ireland says nearly a quarter of economically active young people in Europe are unemplo(...)

Equality for women is associated with better health for everyone. Despite this, equal participation of women in decision-making forums remains abysmal(...)

When people look back at the fiscal consolidation carried out in recent years, they will say the Government “was very successful”, the secretary gener(...)

We are often told that Ireland is a “low-tax” country. Tax tables published with the main budget documents provide a revealing insight into the curren(...)

It’s been said many times but the simple truth about economic growth merits repeating: it cures all ills. A figure of 2 - 3 per cent growth, if it arr(...)

It would be “prudent” to make the full austerity budget adjustments due in 2014 and 2015, tax consultancy group Deloitte has suggested. Publishing its(...)

Introducing its proposals for universal pension scheme the Social Justice Ireland group claimed that every person over the age of 65 could have a pens(...)

A societal investment of €7 billion over three years would give a significant boost to jobs, growth and economic recovery, Social Justice Ireland has (...)