Ireland’s social contract is broken and an alternative is now required: Social Justice Ireland

Ireland’s social contract is broken and the legitimate expectations of citizens are not being met, according to the Social Justice Ireland group.

Ireland’s social contract is broken and the legitimate expectations of citizens are not being met, according to the Social Justice Ireland group.

Speaking on the launch of the think-tank’s annual Socio-Economic Review for 2017 entitled ‘A New Social Contract for a New Century the group’s director, Dr Sean Healy said this was most obvious in areas such as housing and homelessness, a two-tier healthcare system, an ongoing failure to provide rural broadband and high levels of poverty and social exclusion, especially among children”.