This Reboot Republic podcast is the second of our Budget 2022 Panel analysis and gets a social justice and equality analysis of Budget 2022 its measures, positives, and failings from an all female panel of five guests, with Early Childhood Teacher and Big Start campaigner, Deborah Reynolds who highlights the win their campaign achieved and need for continued action for early years educators and affordable childcare but also highlights issue of insecure housing as a renter, CEO of Mental Health Reform, Fiona Coyle who talks about the need for prioritisation of mental health, Teacher and Union Activist Jana Lyons covers the measures in primary education, underfunding, class sizes, disadvantage, and how housing also impacts, USI Vice President Megan O Connor on the failure of the budget to address the student housing crisis and education funding, and giving an alternative macroeconomic framework to analyse Budgets - economist and councillor with An Rabharta Glas, Lorna Bogue. Join us please at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

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161. An Equality Analysis of Budget 2022: Part 2

This Reboot Republic podcast is the first part of our Budget 2022 Panel Analysis. This first panel of four guests gets a social justice and equality analysis of Budget 2022, its measures, positives, and failings with Colette Bennett, policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland who talks about welfare, housing and health, SIPTU economist Michael Taft who highlights the need for investment rather than the 'balanced budget', Focus Ireland Coordinator and SPARK Spokesperson Louise Bayliss who focuses on inadequacies and insecurities of HAP, and the lack of focus on child poverty, and giving the experience of a renter and a 'values' perspective, Maynooth University Graduate and Youth Worker, Sandra Collins. Tickets for the Sugar Club are on sale now:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-18691439498 Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

160. Voices of Social Justice: An Equality Analysis of Budget 2022: Part 1

This Reboot Republic podcast Rory and Tony discuss the scandal of NAMA's continued sale of land and property to cuckoo investor funds, its failure to use its land for affordable housing and how the Minister for Finance has the power to change NAMA's direction under the 2009 NAMA Act. They show that NAMA still has huge land and property, and how this could be used for affordable housing not feeding the vulture funds. Rory also reads his article on this from the Irish Examiner: Rory Hearne: Why is Nama not being used to address housing emergency? (irishexaminer.com) Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

162. NAMA selling our land & property to cuckoo funds & not used for affordable homes

We were putting together today's podcast on NAMA (out now on the patreon feed) and adding the "patreon ad", when the conversation got a bit more serious. Rory and Tony discuss the work that goes into The Tortoise Shack, the personal costs that come with that and the choices facing the platform in the weeks ahead. We reflect on the social good this space has provided and the reasons we believe in it, despite the current difficulties. If you can, please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Keeping the Mics On

We've just finished recording a really excellent Sunday Special. Joining Martin and Tony are journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian, Author, Alvagh Cronin, Mr Irish election projections, Harry McEvenasoneya and GFA advocate, writer and regular contributor, Emma DeSouza. We talked about Shamim's work in exposing children going missing from our asylum system, the murder of MP Sir David Amess, the NI Protocol and what ground is left to give (if any), the recent polls and the challenge for SF to reach out to middle Ireland, the Sally Rooney controversy and online discourse and finally we ask "what time does your driver wake you up at?" (I've left the bit in at the beginning, because Martin) Tickets for the Sugar Club are on Sale now:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-186914394987

7. Sunday Special – Reopening Season

As part of our continued coverage of the 'historic' Minimum Corporation Tax Rate deal this Reboot Republic talks with Jorge Coronado who is a sociologist, specialized in Political Economics, Jorge is an expert in Taxation, Poverty and Social Protection. Trade union advisor and social activist, he is part of the Comisión Nacional de Enlace in Costa Rica and is a member of Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe (RJFALC) and Plataforma por Justicia Económica y Social (Latindadd). Jorge outlines how the deal is seen outside the already wealthy countries and the anti-democratic process of its foundations. He outlines the impact it will have on developing countries and how it will concentrate more wealth and influence in the hands of 100 multinational companies and fail to redistribute profits and taxes needed to tackle inequality and fund pubic services. Jorge also gives us an alternative way, a democratic and transparent fair taxation system that uplifts all. You won't hear a better 20 minute breakdown of the deal than this anywhere. Thank you to Alfonso for his assistance on making this podcast happen and to Alejandro for his work. I literally couldn't have produced this without you! Come see us live in November in the Sugar Club:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-186914394987

158. Exclusive: Turning the Tax Floor into a Ceiling with Jorge Coronado.

In this crossover Reboot Republic and Echo Chamber podcast, Rory and Martin dissect the Budget to see what impact it is likely to have. Rory explains how the Budget is a budget for the investor funds, developers and landlords and ignored Generation Rent. It failed to implement measures to tackle the investor funds or rents or borrow and build state affordable housing on a major scale. Martin also discusses the pensions and the question of what is the purpose of the economy? Is it for society or simply to use us all as economic units. Rory points out that people have reached their limit with the housing crisis and its time for citizens to take action. There's also a mention of Paw Patrol. Tickets for our upcoming show are now on sale HERE Support this Podcast HERE

159. Budget 2022: A Budget for the Vultures

This Reboot Republic Podcast talks to Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy of homelessness charity, Focus Ireland and Ann-Marie O'Reilly, Policy officer with Threshold, the national housing charity for tenants. We discuss the reasons underlying the recent increase in homelessness, and evictions in the private rental sector. Mike describes the current situation as one which they have never seen before as people who were never exposed to homelessness are now facing eviction and the prospect of homelessness. Ann-Marie explains how they have seen the number of tenants coming to them for support increase by 25% since the lifting of the COVID pandemic related eviction ban, and its back to 'business as usual' for evictions in the private rental sector. They also outline what should be in Budget 2022 to prevent homelessness, and provide protections for tenants. We also discuss the impact of homelessness on children and ask why the state does not even count the number of children who have been made homeless in Ireland in recent years. We also discuss reintroducing the eviction ban, and what is happening to the Referendum on the Right to Housing. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

“We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before” – Evictions, Rent Arrears & Homelessness

On this weeks Sunday Special we were joined by new public rep for PBP Clondalkin, Darragh Adelaide and Senior Reporter with the Business Post, Killian Woods. We talk the NI Partition Commemorations. Comrade Dermot Desmond, the supply and demand fallacy, PBP for change and not just protest, the Slaintecare failure repackaged as a success, the Pension timebomb scam and the best silverware butter knives out for Leo Varadkar. Join us to come along to these regular podcasts and for lots more: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

6. Sunday Special: It’s Not Radical, Man…

This Reboot Republic podcast discusses what should be in Budget 2022 with Dr Tom McDonald of the Nevin Economic Research Institute and Dr Tricia Keilthy, Head of Policy, St Vincent De Paul. They outline what should be done to address key issues of poverty and inequality, and the economic analysis of where the economy is going and what should be done in Budget 2022. Tom is critical of the proposed tax cuts that could be better used to invest in childcare, while Tricia points out the need to address child poverty. We also discuss tax justice, a semi state public home building agency and poverty proofing Budgets. Help this podcast keep going by joining us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

155. Invest not Tax Cuts: Budget 2022 with Dr Tom McDonald & Dr Tricia Keilthy

This Reboot Republic talks about what should be in the upcoming Budget 2022 to deliver affordable housing with Sinn Fein Housing Spokesperson, Eoin O Broin TD and author of Home: Why Public Housing is the Answer. We discuss funding and measures for affordable housing, public housing, and how to build the capacity to deliver housing at the scale required. We also look at the measures needed to tackle the investor funds. Help us by joining me and the team at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

What Should be in Budget 2022 for Housing? With Sinn Féin’s Eoin O Broin TD

This Reboot Republic podcast brings back one of listeners' favourite guests - economist with SIPTU, Michael Taft. We talk about what measures should be introduced in the coming Budget to make Ireland a more equal society and economy. Michael explains about some serious issues that are not being factored in such as secular stagnation, climate change, and the need for investment in creating public markets in care, childcare and housing to stop the private investor take over of our caring economy. Michael also analyses the housing plan and the politics of the left and opposition and creating a Government in Waiting! Help us by becoming a member at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

154. Fiscal Elephants, The Private Investor Takeover of Care, & the Budget with Economist Michael Taft

As part of our coverage of global tax avoidance/abuse and Ireland's part in it, we were joined by Zambia based Policy Researcher and Advocacy Manager with the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Chenai Mukumba and Director of Aid Action Vietnam and leading member of the People's Movement on Debt and Development, Hoang Phuong Thao. We discuss why this deal is historic, but not in the ways you'd think. We talk about the loopholes left in the deal that will continue to benefit the Big Corporates, what real solutions there are and why this deal was so quickly lauded by the Global North without any care given to those who most likely to lose out. The Global Alliance for Tax Justice, initiated by our Southern regional networks – TAFJA, TJNA and RJFLAC is calling on civil society organisations from around the world to reject the forthcoming G7/G20/OECD tax deal. To add your voice please click here

630. The Global Minimum Corporation Tax Deal – A New Historic Low

Joining Martin and Tony to discuss the week that was are comedian, Killian Sundermann, writer and activist, Emma DeSouza and Sinn Féin health spokesperson, David Cullinane. We ask: Is Sláintecare dead or can it be revived? Why would you want to dump the NI Protocol and suffer more economic hardship? What is happening with immigration and fortress Europe? Are Data Centers really Strategic Infrastructure? Should sketch comedians get the pandemic bonus ahead of podcasters? And if you were there live you got a What to Watch this week. To support us and to come along to these regular podcasts please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

5. Slán to Sláintecare?

This Reboot Republic #HousingShock podcast talks to Professor Kieran McQuinn, of the ESRI, the Economic and Social Research Institute, about understanding why we are in the housing crisis, the scale of the housing affordability problem, and the economics behind why the state can and should borrow to build social and affordable housing on a major scale. Professor McQuinn worked in the Irish Central Bank and is an adjunct professor of economics at University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. He explains the economics behind his recent paper which recommended a doubling of the state's Budgetary capital spend on social and affordable housing building. We also discuss the issue of housing, its impact on society and the economy, emigration, the role of institutional investor funds, the problems with the shared equity scheme and how the state can develop the capacity to build. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

153. #HousingShock: Borrow to Build with Prof Kieran McQuinn, ESRI

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