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Read more: Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality
Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years for men since 2008: women living to 84 years and men to 80 years in 2018. Notwithstanding the dramatic rise in life-expectancy across the EU over the last number of decades, there has been a slowdown in life-expectancy…
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Read more: Distribution of the Local Property Tax: equalization funds, surpluses and tax rates
The LPT is an annual tax charged on the market value of all residential properties in Ireland. It came into effect on 1 July 2013 and is collected by the Revenue Commissioners. This tax is charged on residential properties, with the owner of a property being liable
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Read more: Environmental Sustainability: Trends in Energy Emissions and Taxation
In 2018, total greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland amounted to over 60,900 kilotonne (kt) Co2 equivalents: representing a decrease of almost 6,600 or 9.7% from almost 67,500 kt Co2 eq in 2008.
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Read more: Trends in Medical Workforce Supply and Retention
In 2019, Consultants and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors account for over 10,000 or 8% of the total workforce in the public health system. Since 2015, the number of serving Consultants has increased by almost 530 to 3,250 in 2019, while the total number of NCHDs also increased by almost 1,000 to 6,860
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Read more: The Irish Taxation System: trends over time and international comparisons
Tax revenue fell substantially during the Great Recession: decreasing by €15bn or 33% from €47bn in 2007 to a low point of €32bn in 2010. As the economy stabilised after 2011, tax revenues also recovered at an annual average rate of 7% per year – reaching almost €60bn in 2019
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Read more: Comparing Irish Income Taxation Rates with other EU Member States
In 2019 Irish income tax revenue accounted for €23 billion or 40% of total tax receipts. Taxation of labour income accounts for the greatest share of total income tax receipts: with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and the Universal Social Charge (USC) amounting to €16 bn and €4 bn respectively in 2019
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Read more: The Utility of Public Transport in Ireland: Post COVID-19 Lockdown and Beyond
As urbanisation intensives worldwide (UN, 2019), the need to better manage, organise and connect towns and cities continues to be a firm objective for many municipalities. The built environment, as well as the social fabric of urban communities, are critical determinants of health and well-being for individuals
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Read more: Housing: Social Housing Outputs and Stock
During the Great Recession and its aftermath, provision of social housing by Local Authorities (LA) and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB)[a] fell sharply. In 2007, the combined provision by LA’s and AHB’s was 8,673
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Read more: Graduate Outcomes Survey: Class of 2018
Graduate Outcomes Survey: Class of 2018 is now available from the Higher Education Authority HERE
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Read more: Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2020
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2020 is now available from the ESRI HERE
