- 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
- Read more: Trust in Politics, Politicians and Institutions
About one in ten people in Ireland have ‘No trust at all’ in politicians or political parties and just over a quarter have relatively high levels of trust, as measured by the European Social Survey in 2018-19
- Read more: EQUITY IN TEACHERS’ PAY: Will new entrants ever catch up?
New entrants into second level teaching have experienced substantial changes to their payments, with the introduction of a 10% reduction in their starting salary in 2010 and the creation of a new pay scale for teachers commencing their employment post 2011.
- Read more: Levels of Public Satisfaction with Health and Education Services in Ireland
Evidence from the European Social Survey conducted in 2016 shows that, compared to other European countries, Irish respondents show relatively high levels of satisfaction with the education system but relatively low levels of satisfaction with health care.
- Read more: Irish Public Pension System: expenditure trends and recipient numbers
Since 2007, total public pension expenditure has risen from almost €5 billion to €7.7 billion in 2018, representing an increase of €2.7bn or 54%. The greatest rise in public pension spending was in the State Contributory Pension (SCP) area at €5bn in 2018: an increase of €2.5bn or 92% on 2007
- Read more: Public Service Numbers and Pay: from austerity to recovery
During the Great Recession (2008-12) a key emphasis of government policy focused on reducing public service numbers and pay. This led to total employment in the public service falling by 33,000, from 325,000 in 2008 to 292,000 in 2013
Social Protection and Welfare: a review of expenditure trends during economic recession and recovery
Read more: Social Protection and Welfare: a review of expenditure trends during economic recession and recoveryTotal social welfare spending amounted to almost €20bn in 2017 in Ireland. The highest spending areas in 2017 included: Pensions (€7bn), Illness, Disability and Caring (€4bn), Working Age Income Supports (€3.6bn) and Child Related Payments (€2.6bn).
- Read more: The European Union Budget: Member State Contributions and Expenditures
In 2017, total revenue accruing to the European Union (EU) was €139 billion with total expenditure amounting to €137bn. Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget amounted to just over €2bn in 2017, and it received €1.8bn from the EU in the same year.
- Read more: Local Property Tax: equalization funds, surpluses and Local Authorities use of new tax powers
In 2019 the total Local Property Tax (LPT) yield amounted to €487million. Between the years 2015 and 2019, 21 Local Authorities (LA) experienced funding deficits and required equalization funding
- Read more: Local Authority Finance: Income and Expenditure Trends
In 2018, the total revenue of Local Authorities (LAs) amounted to €4.7billion. This represented an increase of over €400million, or 10%, compared to 2017. Total expenditure by LAs increased by 12% from €4.2bn to €4.7bn between 2014 and 2018.
