Mary Doyle

Intent: Participation in Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals::Greater dialogue and awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals

Details: Sustainable Development Goals

Intent: Briefing on key policy issues relating to policy and performance of universities.

Details: Exchange of views on Higher Education policy and performance.

Intent: Increase supply of secondary school teachers in future years.

Details: Discussed teacher supply issues.

Intent: Méadú ar sholáthar mhúinteoirí lán-aimseartha agus ionadaíochta san earnáil lán-Ghaeilge

Details: Aighneacht chuig an Comhchoiste Oideachais faoi ghéarchéim an tsoláthar mhúinteoirí san earnáil lán-Ghaeilge

Intent: Ensure that employer's have more input into how the National Training Fund is used for upskilling

Details: Government plans to review the National Training Fund

Intent: To encourage Government to make integrated policy decisions which are sustainable from an economic, environmental and social perspective.

Details: National Social Monitor: A snapshot on how Ireland is performing in a range of areas including Healthcare, Education, Housing, Public Participation and Communities, Income Distribution, Taxation, Work and Job Creation, Rural Development, Environment, Sustainability and Global Challenges. The full te, ... Read more

Intent: To encourage Government to make fair choices in taxation changes in Budget 2018. Details at https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/policy-issues/government-income-tax-proposals-are-unjust-and-unfair

Details: Taxation Briefing: Assessing the fairness of some taxation options in Budget 2018

Intent: Policy changes to address issues of low pay, precarious employment, the 'working poor' and low employment rates for people with disabilities. Suggested solutions include refundable tax credits, aligning the National Minimum Wage with the Living Wage, eliminating disincentives for people with disabilities to take up employment and introducing legislation to ban zero hours contracts and strengthen rights for workers on insecure contracts

Details: Employment and Unemployment: Briefings on Ireland's current employment situation including a focus on low pay, precarious employment and disability issues. Available at https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/quarterly-employment-monitor-december-2017 and https://www.socialjustice.ie/con, ... Read more

Intent: To inform policy makers of the implications of Budget 2018 for a more just and fairer Ireland, and to highlight alternative policy choices which were available

Details: Budget 2018 Analysis: Social Justice Ireland's annual analysis of the Budget - links to the document and related videos can be found on https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/budget/2018

Intent: To stimulate debate on how to reconnect people and the State, and to encourage policy changes to promote a more deliberative democracy in Ireland

Details: Information re Social Policy Conference 'Society Matters: Reconnecting People and the State' which addressed questions such as Can the 'new politics' deliver a different relationship between people and the State? What kind of Ireland do we want to shape through civic participation? How do we reconn, ... Read more