The Budget 2027: NERI Post Budget Analysis seminar will be presented by Ms. Susanne Rogers (Social Justice Ireland), Mr. Michael Taft (SIPTU) & Dr. Daniel Higgins (SIPTU). It will take place on Thursday 8 October, 2026 from 15:30 - 16:45 as an online Zoom event.
Seminar details:
Presenters: Ms. Susanne Rogers (Social Justice Ireland), Mr. Michael Taft (SIPTU) & Dr. Daniel Higgins (SIPTU)
Title: The Budget 2027: NERI Post Budget Analysis
Time & date: 15:30 - 16:45 on Thursday 8 October 2026
Platform: Zoom
Lecture Format:
Ms. Susanne Rogers (Social Justice Ireland), Mr. Michael Taft (SIPTU) & Dr. Daniel Higgins (SIPTU) will be allocated 15-20 minutes to make their presentations responding to aspects of Budget 2027. This will be followed by a Q&A session where the questions will be presented through the chairperson, Dr. Tom McDonnell (NERI) to the three presenters, Susanne, Michael & Daniel.
Biography of Presenters:
Ms. Susanne Rogers is a Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland, an independent think tank and justice advocacy organisation that advances the lives of people and communities through providing independent social analysis and effective policy development to create a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole. Susanne leads on community development and social inclusion policy for Social Justice Ireland as well as researching and developing policy and strategies in the areas of income distribution, social inclusion, public participation, access to services.
Susanne has an honours degree in Theology and English literature (All Hallows,DCU), an Advanced Diploma in Money Advice Practice (University of Ulster) and a Masters in Social Justice and Public Policy (Waterford Institute of Technology).
Susanne sits on the Department of Rural and Community Development Public Participation Network National Advisory Group and the Central Bank of Ireland Consumer Advisory Group.
Mr. Michael Taft is a Research Officer with SIPTU and author of Notes on the Front, a political economy blog. He is also a member of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, and the Low Pay Commission.
Dr. Daniel Higgins currently works as an economic researcher with the SIPTU trade union. His work encompasses a wide range of issues for the most part related to employee relations and government policy.
He had a mix of professional research and academic study before he graduated with a PhD in Economics from the University of Galway.
Registration:
The seminar is open to all who are interested and is free to attend. However, you must register your intention to attend by contacting [email protected]