| Date |
Headline |
Full
Text |
21 April
2009 |
National Strategy
Needed on Problem of Over-Indebtedness |
|
| 31 December 2008 |
Commitment to basic
bank accounts will increase access to financial services |
|
31 October
2008 |
Combat Poverty
Board seeks meeting with Minister on integration into DSFA |
|
| 17 October 2008 |
Combat Poverty marks
UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
|
| 15 October 2008 |
Risk that anti-poverty
targets will not be met |
|
1 October
2008 |
Resolution taken
by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social and Family Affairs
regarding the future of Combat Poverty
|
|
30 September
2008 |
No-frills
bank accounts needed to tackle financial exclusion |
|
| 25 September 2008 |
Statement: Peace
and Reconciliation Funding |
|
| 17 September 2008 |
Combat Poverty
Advice to Government Budget 2009 |
|
28 August
2008 |
Action needed
on higher level of ill-health among poor |
|
20 August
2008 |
Eliminating
Poverty by 2016 a critical social and economic investment:
Combat Poverty's 2007 Annual Report calls for concerted effort
to meet targets |
|
| 25 June 2008 |
New paper highlights
the role of early childhood care and education in improving child
wellbeing and breaking the poverty cycle |
 |
| 11
December 2007 |
Having
Your Say Conference 2007:
People living in poverty play a vital role in informing policies
to tackle poverty, says Combat Poverty Agency |
|
| 5 December 2007 |
Combat Poverty welcomes
measures announced in Budget 2008 |
|
30 October
2007 |
Pre-Budget Submission:
Combat Poverty proposes increases in education grants for lower-income
groups and changes to PRSI structure in Budget 2008 |
|
15 October
2007 |
Combat
Poverty calls for anti-poverty approach to policy making
Welfare Policy and Poverty Conference |
|
4 September
2007 |
Combat Poverty launches
Annual Report for 2006
|
|
27 June
2007 |
Combat Poverty calls
for increased access to medical cards and a common waiting list
in new Health Policy Statement |
|
29 May
2007 |
Combat Poverty
marks 20 years with photo exhibition
Speech by Fr Peter McVerry at launch of Combat Poverty's 20th
anniversary photo exhibition: |
|
21 March 2007
|
Ireland
scores well in European study for integrating poverty and social
inclusion into Government policy.
Combat Poverty Agency leads trans-European evaluation. |
|
| 15 February 2007 |
Combat
Poverty calls for better integration of local and national structures
to tackle poverty |
|
11
December
2006 |
Combat
Poverty Agency publishes Ireland’s first study into financial
exclusion |
|
7 December
2006 |
Combat Poverty welcomes
measures announced in Budget 2007 |
|
22 November
2006 |
Living
in a disadvantaged area causes children and young people stress
and anxiety |
|
| 25 October 2006 |
Combat Poverty Agency
marks 20th Anniversary Year |
|
| 17 October 2006 |
Contribution of
people in poverty crucial to government solutions on poverty |
|
| 11 October 2006 |
Combat Poverty
makes Pre-Budget Submission to assist low income families to meet
essential food needs |
|
| 20 September 2006 |
Cross-border
conference seeks to improve health of people living in poverty |
|
| 30 August 2006 |
Launch of Combat
Poverty's Annual Report for 2005
Combat Poverty points to need for policy implementation reform
and a ‘whole of Government’ approach to reduce poverty |
|
| 29 May 2006 |
17% of Irish children
live in income poverty for 5 years or more says new Combat Poverty
Agency report |
|
| 11 April 2006 |
Poverty and social
inclusion objectives must be integrated into all areas of Government
policy – Combat Poverty Agency tells Dublin conference |
|
| 20 March 2006 |
Combat Poverty emphasises
need for lone parent supports to access workforce |
|
| 7 December 2005 |
Combat Poverty welcomes
welfare package in Budget 2006 |
|
| 24 October 2005 |
Ending child poverty
is a shared responsibility, says Combat Poverty Agency - launch
of Annual Report for 2004 |
|
| 13 October 2005 |
Combat Poverty report
calls for national policy on waste management waiver systems |
|
| 8 September 2005 |
Poverty debate
opens in run-up to
Budget 2006 and Social Partnership discussions |
|
| 25 August 2005 |
New
report highlights geographic variations in poverty distribution:
structural factors remain paramount in determining poverty levels |
|
| 9 June 2005 |
Ending child
poverty a priority, says Combat Poverty Agency |
|
| 24 April 2005 |
Series of reforms
proposed in report on social expenditure in Ireland |
|
| 15 March 2005 |
Combat Poverty
Agency launches 2005-2007 Strategic Plan |
|
| 21
October 2004 |
Budget 2005 must
improve the incomes and opportunities of welfare recipients and
the low-paid - Combat Poverty launches its pre-budget submission |
|
| 28 September 2004 |
Use Economic
Success To Build A More Just and Equal Society - Combat Poverty
launches its 2003 Annual Report |
|
| 28 May 2004 |
New Report Reveals
Food Poverty Problem in Ireland |
|
| 5 May 2004 |
Poverty Risk for
Private Renters a Policy Concern - Combat Poverty launches study
on housing, poverty and wealth in Ireland |
|
| 20
November 2003 |
Combat Poverty
report highlights need for uniform waiver arrangements for waste
collection charge |
|
| 22 October 2003 |
Combat Poverty
calls for child benefit and welfare increases in Budget 2004 |
|
| 17 October 2003 |
Working towards
a poverty-free society: UN International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty 2003 |
|
| 7 October 2003 |
Combat
Poverty Agency launches 2002 Annual Report |
|
| 16 September 2003 |
Call to increase
and modernise Irish social expenditure to achieve poverty reduction
and social inclusion |
|
| 27 August 2003 |
Combat Poverty Agency
welcomes National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion |
|
| 12 June
2003 |
Inequality
highlighted as a cause of poverty |
|
| 21 May 2003 |
Major conference
aims to put social inclusion at the heart of health policy |
|
| 30 January 2003 |
National Social
Inclusion Forum highlights key poverty issues |
|
|
| 12 December 2002 |
Minister Dempsey
Launches Support Materials For Citizenship Education In Schools |
|
| 4 December 2002 |
Response to Budget
2003 |
|
| 28 November 2002 |
Combat Poverty Calls
For Wage Moderation And Tax Reform To Fund Social Inclusion Measures
And Public Services |
|
| 12 November 2002 |
Poverty eroding
quality of family life - launch of Combat Poverty's Against All
Odds study of low income families |
|
| 14 October 2002 |
Budget 2003 Should
Adopt “Poverty First” Approach In Time Of Economic Uncertainty |
|
| 26 March 2002 |
Eradication of poverty
in sight, says Combat Poverty Director at launch of new Strategic
Plan |
|
|
| 2001 |
Budget 2002: Progressive
Budget but more ambition needed on poverty |
|
| 2001 |
Budget 2002 Should
Aim to Reduce Poverty |
|
| 2001 |
Ireland could have
the Lowest Poverty Levels in EU says Combat Poverty Agency |
|
| 2001 |
Combat Poverty Agency
asks "How Much Is Enough?" for social welfare payments |
|
| 2001 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Welcomes Government commitment in Partnership for Prosperity and
Fairness to Review National Anti Poverty Strategy |
|
| 2001 |
25 Local Authorities
have joined unique anti-poverty learning network |
|
| 2001 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Looks for Reform of Medical Card Scheme |
|
| 2001 |
Equality Expert
will outline that we must promote equality as the only way to tackle
poverty in the long-term at Combat Poverty Agency Conference |
|
| 2001 |
Combat Poverty Agency
supported programme concludes that school children should understand
that their actions could have a bearing on social inequalities |
|
| 2001 |
Poverty should
be a central concern of the Budget, says CPA Director Helen Johnston |
|
| 2001 |
Sr Stan says Government
policies sustain gross inequalities |
|
| 2001 |
Ireland Has One
of the Lowest Levels of Public Spending in the Industrialised World |
|
| 2001 |
Government’s
Savings Incentive Scheme Could Be Nine Times More Beneficial To
Better Off |
|
|
| 2000 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Says Budget Provides Opportunity to Address Growing Income Inequalities |
|
| 2000 |
Budget 2001: Child
benefit, pension and welfare increases an important step forward,
Agency says, but cut in tax rates could have been used to ensure
more benefits for families on lowest incomes |
|
| 2000 |
Combat Poverty Agency
analysis shows that child benefit measure gives more money to low
and middle income families than child care tax relief. |
|
| 2000 |
We can well afford
to end child poverty, conference told |
|
| 2000 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Calls for New Regulations for Private Landlords in Receipt of Public
Funds |
|
| 2000 |
Assessment of Government's
National Anti-Poverty Strategy Launched |
|
| 2000 |
New research report
confirms that in a fast growing economy, a rising tide does not
lift all boats equally |
|
| 2000 |
Anti-poverty action
must be at the centre of public policy making |
|
| 2000 |
Minister for Environment
and Local Government launches Local Government Anti-Poverty Network |
|
| 2000 |
Farm Supports should
Target Low Income Farmers |
|
| 2000 |
Government can eliminate
child poverty |
|
| 2000 |
Ireland has one
of the worst child poverty rates in the EU |
|
| 2000 |
Community groups
come together to tackle poverty and drug misuse |
|
| 2000 |
Budget 2001 must
balance spending between tax and welfare says Agency |
|
| 2000 |
Public Subvention
of Childcare |
|
|
| 1999 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Outlines 10 Point Agenda for Action With Launch of Annual Report |
|
| 1999 |
Child Poverty Concerns
Lead to call for increase in back to school footwear and Clothing
Allowance: Abolition of exam fees also proposed |
|
| 1999 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Says Budget 2000 Must Shift Focus from Wealth Creation to Wealth
Distribution |
|
| 1999 |
Budget 2000: Combat
Poverty Agency advises against introduction of regressive tax measures
for stay at home spouses |
|
| 1999 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Warns Against Complacency |
|
| 1999 |
New Poverty and
Unemployment Targets Welcome |
|
| 1999 |
Five Groups Come
Together to Raise Awareness of Child Poverty in Ireland |
|
| 1999 |
Housing Must Be
Given Higher Priority As An Instrument Of Social Inclusion Major
Conference Told |
|
| 1999 |
Role of Social Housing
Needs To Be Revitalised According to Major New Study |
|
| 1999 |
Rent Supplement
Survey highlights need for policy reform and concern for housing
standards for low income groups |
|
| 1999 |
Women in the 1990s
are at greater risk of poverty, Combat Poverty Agency study shows |
|
| 1999 |
Time to Modernise
Work Experience Programmes to Meet Diverse Needs of Disadvantage
and Economy |
|
|
| 1998 |
Celtic Tiger provides
opportunity for National Anti-Poverty Strategy to deliver action |
|
| 1998 |
Survey Reveals Strong
Support for Government Action on Poverty |
|
| 1998 |
State and Community
Relationships Under the Microscope |
|
| 1998 |
Lessons from Innovative
Local Anti-Poverty Action Need to be Transferred to National Policy |
|
| 1998 |
Zero Tolerance of
Poverty Required to Tackle Crime |
|
| 1998 |
Combat Poverty Agency
Warns Against Proposals To Prioritise Selected Counties As Status
One For Funding |
|
|
| 1997 |
Budget Falls Short
of Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor |
|
| 1997 |
Incoming Government
Must Step Up Fight Against Poverty |
|
| 1997 |
Combat Poverty Agency
calls for major tax shift towards lower paid and child benefit in
budget |
|
| 1997 |
Tax Reform should
Prioritise Low Income Earners |
|
| 1997 |
Ireland Entering
a Period of Unprecedented Demographic Advantage |
|
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