The Department of Social Protection launched a Public Consultation on Potential New Working Age and Targeted Child Payments in May 2026. This is the text of Basic Income Ireland’s submission. 1. Introduction This submission is on behalf of Basic Income Ireland, an Irish advocacy group. Basic Income Ireland endorses the Read more
In a letter to the editor of the Irish Times (13 February 2026), BII Steering Group member Eileen Boyle argues that a Basic Income for All would be less divisive than Basic Income for the Arts and other sectoral workers. Sir, – As a founding member of Basic Income Ireland Read more
11 November 2025 Dear Minister O’Donovan, We are pleased that you and the Department have decided to make the Basic Income for the Arts scheme permanent. We understand that it will take some time to develop and share the details for the new scheme. We wish to make a contribution Read more
Basic Income Ireland, a national body for the promotion of a Universal and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) in Ireland, issues the following comment on the proposal for a Basic Income Guarantee contained in the recent Pathways to Work 2021-2025 document released by Government. The proposal in the Pathways to Work Read more