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EAPN Ireland Submission on new Human Rights and Equality Commission

mbyrne — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:06:18 +0000

The Government is planning the emalgamating of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission and creating a new Human Rights and Equality Commission. The EAPN Ireland Submission highlights the importance of ensuring a strong remit for the new Commission across both the equality and human rights dimensions. The independence of the new Commission must be protected and it must be adequately resourced to carry out its remit. Read the submission.

EAPN Ireland Review – Progress Towards Europe 2020

mbyrne — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:05:17 +0000

In this latest edition of the EAPN Ireland Review we focus on the Europe 2020 strategy and its implementation, with a particular focus on the poverty target. It contains a briefing on the strategy and a report from workshops carried out in September which looked at the commitments to address poverty and the actual reality throughout the country. The report highlights the impact of the recession and the austerity measures taken by Government and proposals for change from participants. The Review also contains articles from contributors on the Education and Employment targets in the Europe 2020 strategy and blogs from three new TDs (member of the Irish Parliament) on the development of a more social Europe. Download Publication

Budget 2012 – Submission

mbyrne — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:22:39 +0000

This Pre-Budget 2012 Submission has been presented by the EAPN Irleand Europe 2012 Working Group. It focuses on proposals on access to adequate income for those dependant on social welfare supports and those who are low paid and how the Government should develop its approach to supporting people into meaningful training and employment. It also includes proposal for assessing the poverty impact of policies, including the budget. Membership of the EAPN Ireland Working Group includes Age Action Ireland, Congress Centres Network, Disability Federation of Ireland, Dublin Employment Pact, EAPN Ireland, Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed, Irish Traveller Movement, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, National Adult Literacy Agency, National Youth Council of Ireland, National Women’s Council of Ireland, One Family, OPEN and SIPTU. Download Publication

Briefing on Europe 2020 Strategy

mbyrne — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:46:06 +0000

This Briefing on the Europe 2020 Strategy by EAPN Ireland provides an update on the commitments outlined in the Strategy, particularly those to reduce poverty and social exclusion. It looks at implementation and one year on at what progress is being made towards meeting the commitments. Finally it outlines a number of proposals from EAPN Ireland. Download Publication

Guide to the 31st Dáil

mbyrne — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:06:33 +0000

Now available on the EAPN Ireland website is our “Guide to the 31st Dáil” for Anti-Poverty Groups.

This Guide has been produced by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland and builds on the Guide to the 30th Dáil published by the Network in 2007. It is intended as a short briefing on the functioning of the Dáil and a simple explanation of specific areas that may be of interest to people operating in the community/NGO sector in attempting to make the best use of the Dáil.

In addition to providing some background information about the make-up of the Dáil and when it is in session, this briefing outlines how legislation is passed in the Dáil and how you can impact on proposed legislation; how parliamentary questions are put and how to lobby Dáil Committees. The Guide also outlines the role the Dáil plays in engaging with EU policy proposals.

This also provides an interesting and stimulating summary of the key points from the Programme for Government.

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Building Effective Consultation and Participation

mbyrne — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:33:38 +0000

The production of this report arose from concerns expressed by partners in the “Ireland in Social Europe Project” about weaknesses within consultative processes in Ireland and, in particular, the high level of dissatisfaction with these processes reported by those experiencing poverty, social exclusion and inequality and by the organisations that represent them1. The aim of the report is to:

• Map out key issues and to identify the reasons for a disconnect between the ideals and the reality of consultation and participation.

• Explore models of good practice from other countries that address these issues and draw conclusions on the outcomes for stakeholders.

• Present suggestions on how participation can be made more meaningful and productive, especially for the communities who are the intended recipients of services and policy developments.

To view the document, please click here

Burning Issues Paper from the “Ireland in Social Europe” Project

mbyrne — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:24:00 +0000

This Burning Issues paper presents some of the key issues faced by people living on low incomes and experiencing different forms of social exclusion.

The content of the “Burning Issues” paper has been developed as a result of thematic focus groups carried out throughout Ireland in late 2009 and early 2010, as part of the ‘Ireland in Social Europe’ Project. Running from 2009-2011, the project was coordinated by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland and involves the following partners:

• Community Workers Cooperative (CWC)
• Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU)
• Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice (VPSJ)
• Cork City Council, Social Inclusion Unit
• Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network (NIAPN)

The first three partners were involved in the focus groups which are the subject of this paper. The aim of the Burning Issues paper is to present the issues and solutions which the focus groups participants raised as a way of stimulating debate and actions by policy makers, and those implementing them, to bring about positive change.

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Review of the European Meetings of People Experiencing Poverty 2010

mbyrne — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:23:28 +0000

This brief document outlines some of the key points from a review of the EU Meetings of People Experiencing Poverty which was carried out among past Irish delegates and their organisations by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland. This also makes suggestions for what the key priorities the People Experiencing Poverty meetings should be for the next 10 years. Download Publication

EAPN Ireland General Election Demands 2011 – Making Europe Work

mbyrne — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:38:40 +0000

EAPN Ireland wants the new government to reinvigorate Ireland’s contribution to social Europe and fight to keep Europe on track in combatting poverty and social exclusion. This election document is intended to outline how the successful candidates in General Election 2011 can work to secure a positive and progressive role for Ireland in the European Union.

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EAPN Ireland Resource Guide to EU Funding 2011

mbyrne — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:11:57 +0000

This resource manual provides an overview of the funding programmes which target poverty and social exclusion directly, or lists them amongst their priorities. The details on specific actions and deadlines are in the programme guides, which can be found on the web-pages of the programmes mentioned in this manual.

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