Policy Submissions


EAPN Ireland Submission on new Human Rights and Equality Commission

November 2011

The EAPN Ireland submission on the planned emalgamating of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission highlights the importance of ensuring that the new Commission must have a strong remit and its independence must be guaranteed.

Budget 2012 – Submission

September 2011

Budget 2012 Pre-Budget Submission by the EAPN Ireland Europe 2020 Working Group focuses on adequate income and supporting access to meaningful training and employment.

Submission to the Government’s Jobs Initiative

May 2011

The EAPN Ireland Europe 2020 Working Group has made a submission to the Government’s Jobs Initiative which presents some key principles and makes a number of specific proposals in relation to the Jobs Initiative.

EAPN Ireland submission to the Independent Review of ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms

February 2011

This submission makes two key recommendations regarding ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms and argues that cutting minimum wages will further increase poverty levels among workers.

EAPN Ireland Policy Briefing: 2020 Strategy & Targets

October 2010

Our policy briefing looks at recent developments at EU level concerning poverty targets, implications for the social inclusion strategy, and the new European flagship initiatives

EAPN Ireland Publishes Report from Building Social Europe Conference

June 2010

Earlier in the year, EAPN Ireland held an international conference ‘Building Social Europe’ to set out a roadmap for a fairer, social Europe. Download the report.

Briefing for Oireachtas Members on Poverty 25% Reduction Target

April 2010

Help us save the EU poverty reduction target. Download EAPN Ireland’s detailed briefing for Oireachtas members on why the poverty target is so important

EAPN Ireland Briefing on the Future of the EU Social Inclusion Strategy

March 2010

EAPN Ireland are pleased to publish a short briefing on the evolution, development and future of the European Union’s Social Inclusion Strategy.

EAPN Ireland Submission to European Commission Working Document “Consultations on the Future EU 2020 Strategy”

January 2010

A submission from EAPN Ireland to the Commission Working Document on a ‘Consultation on the Future ‘EU2020 Strategy’. The submission highlights a number of key areas that need to be addressed as part of a post 2010 strategy to highlight poverty and inequality.

Submission to the NCCA on Politics and Society Post-Primary Subject

November 2009

EAPN Ireland welcomes the opportunity to make this submission as part of the National Council on Curriculum Assessment (NCCA) consultation on the draft syllabus for a new Post-Primary subject
‘Politics and Society’.