Papers | Public Policy

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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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response 15th May Slides and Videos
— May 19, 2020

A Testing and Tracing Chair Prof Orla Doyle Prof Alex Friedrich at University Medical Centre GroningenProf
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Recent trends and statistics in Covid-19 Cases, Testing, and Deaths
— May 15, 2020

Between the months of April and May, the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 increased significantly
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science 15th May
— May 12, 2020

The first case of Covid-19 was observed in Ireland on February 29th. In the past month, we have had
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response 1st May Slides and Videos
— May 5, 2020

Session 1 – 10:00 – 11:30 A. Work and Organisations Video Has COVID19 changed our relationship
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science 1st May
— April 29, 2020

The first case of Covid-19 was observed in Ireland on February 29th. In the past month, we have had
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response 24th April Slides and Video
— April 24, 2020

A. Fiscal Policy Through The Crisis Video Dr. Stephen Kinsella (UL, Chair)Dr. Barra Roantree (ESRI),Minister
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Behavioural Science and Covid: Resources for Policy Researchers
— April 22, 2020

Liam Delaney and Emma Watson The emergence of the covid pandemic in Ireland in late February led
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