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  • The Pandemic: Two years that have changed Ireland. Part 1: Health, Healthcare and the Labour Market

    — May 16, 2022

    Laura Foley, UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy This paper is available in pdf here. Introduction

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  • Assessing how the policy of free GP care for children aged under 6 has impacted unscheduled paediatric healthcare in Ireland

    — April 29, 2022

    Thérèse McDonnell and Eilish McAuliffe, UCD IRIS Centre, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

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  • Gender-Based Violence in Ireland

    — February 24, 2022

    Laura Foley, Geary Institute for Public Policy Introduction Violence against women is a “devastatingly

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  • Reducing plastic packaging waste in Ireland: How can biodegradable bioplastics be used in a circular packaging economy?

    — December 1, 2021

    James Mulcahy Symmons (University College Dublin) Abstract In Ireland plastic packaging waste is causing

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  • The Irish State Administration Database

    — October 18, 2021

    John Biggins, Muiris MacCarthaigh, Niamh Hardiman and Colin Scott Key Points The Irish State Administration

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  • Facing an infodemic: How Ireland has communicated evidence-informed responses to COVID-19 on social media?

    — September 17, 2021

    Marina Schenkel, UCD Geary InstituteValesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key points Social media platforms

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    Tax Losses and Good Tax Governance in Ireland

    — August 10, 2021

    Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key Points • Ireland loses over $14bi in tax every year to global

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  • Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP): Trends and Sectoral Impacts

    — June 9, 2021

    Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key Points The PUP has helped to mitigate the earnings shock caused

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  • Trends in Social Housing Supports: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)

    — May 12, 2021

    Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Introduction The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a type of rental

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    The Impact of the Pandemic on Services Oriented Towards Single Homeless Persons

    — April 8, 2021

    Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key Point The Coronavirus pandemic has posed significant challenges

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  • The Pandemic One Year on: Trends and Statistics Between Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland

    — March 10, 2021

    Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key Point Statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland show that

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  • Income Distribution and the Impact of Social Transfers

    — March 4, 2021

    Patrick Malone Key Point: Income levels increased substantially between 2012 and 2019 following a number

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  • Housing: a review of expenditure trends and social housing need

    — February 9, 2021

    Patrick Malone Key Point: During the Great Recession and its aftermath, public expenditure on housing

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  • Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality

    — November 25, 2020

    Key Point: Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years

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  • Distribution of the Local Property Tax: equalization funds, surpluses and tax rates

    — November 2, 2020

    Key Point: In 2020 the Local Property Tax (LPT) yield amounted to €488 million. Between the years 2015

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  • Environmental Sustainability: Trends in Energy Emissions and Taxation

    — October 2, 2020

    Key Point: In 2018, total greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland amounted to over 60,900 kilotonne (kt)

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  • Trends in Medical Workforce Supply and Retention

    — September 7, 2020

    Key Point: In 2019, Consultants and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors account for over 10,000 or 8% of

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  • The Irish Taxation System: trends over time and international comparisons

    — August 28, 2020

    Key Point[a]: Tax revenue fell substantially during the Great Recession: decreasing by €15bn or 33%

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  • COVID-19 Crisis Response Conference – Home Working 7th August

    — August 11, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a large section of the labour force who had been  working in centralised

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  • Making Homeworking Work: Preferences And Experiences Of Full-Time Workers During COVID-19

    — August 6, 2020

    Diane Pelly[a], Liam Delaney[b] and Orla Doyle[c] [d] Executive Summary COVID-19 has forced large numbers

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  • Comparing Irish Income Taxation Rates with other EU Member States

    — July 23, 2020

    Key Point: In 2019 Irish income tax revenue accounted for €23 billion or 40% of total tax receipts.

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  • The Utility of Public Transport in Ireland: Post COVID-19 Lockdown and Beyond

    — July 1, 2020

    Mike Hynes[a] and Patrick Malone[b] Abstract: Moves towards decarbonising the Irish economy must focus

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  • Housing: Social Housing Outputs and Stock

    — June 23, 2020

    Key Point: During the Great Recession and its aftermath, provision of social housing by Local Authorities

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  • Social distancing and social contact before COVID-19

    — June 3, 2020

    Mathew Creighton[a], Daniel Capristrano[b], Agnieszka Sorokowska[c] and Piotr Sorokowska[d][e] Abstract:

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  • ‘Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science’ – Videos and Slides from all 17 Panels in 4 Conferences

    — May 20, 2020

    Friday, 17 April 2020 A.The Macroeconomy of Ireland Post Covid-19 Video Chair: Professor Stephen Kinsella

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