Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science
— April 22, 2020The first case of Covid-19 was observed in Ireland on February 29th. In the past month, we have had unprecedented
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response – Slides and Videos
— April 17, 2020Conference Programme and Presentation Slides Covid-19 Crisis Response Conference Programme Download Programme
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Can We Afford the Costs of the Covid-19 Crisis?
— April 17, 2020Donal de Buitléir It is now clear that the costs of the Covid 19 crisis will be very high perhaps up
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Daily emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
— April 10, 2020Leonhard K. Lades[a][b], Kate Laffan[c], Michael Daly[d] and Liam Delaney[e][f] Abstract The COVID-19
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Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science
— April 10, 2020On-line Conference Announcement The first case of Covid-19 was observed in Ireland on February 29th.
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COVID-19: Exacerbating Educational Inequalities?
— April 9, 2020Dr Orla Doyle Associate Professor, UCD School of Economics & Geary Institute for Public Policy, Director
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Rise in Housing Supply: Planning, Completions and Purchases
— March 18, 2020Key Point: There have been substantial increases in indicators of housing activity in recent years. The
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Trends in Smoking Prevalence and Tobacco Consumption
— February 24, 2020Key Point: In recent decades Ireland has demonstrated a strong track record in tobacco control and the
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Acute Hospital Service: Inputs, Outputs and Waiting Lists
— February 5, 2020Key Point: Since 2015, total spending on acute hospital services has risen by €1.2billion or 27%, from
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Trust in Politics, Politicians and Institutions
— January 30, 2020Key Point: About one in ten people in Ireland have ‘No trust at all’ in politicians or political
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EQUITY IN TEACHERS’ PAY: Will new entrants ever catch up?
— December 18, 2019Key Point: New entrants into second level teaching have experienced substantial changes to their payments,
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Levels of Public Satisfaction with Health and Education Services in Ireland
— November 22, 2019Key Point: Evidence from the European Social Survey conducted in 2016 shows that, compared to other European
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Irish Public Pension System: expenditure trends and recipient numbers
— November 8, 2019Key Point: Since 2007, total public pension expenditure has risen from almost €5 billion to €7.7
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Public Service Numbers and Pay: from austerity to recovery
— October 21, 2019Key Point: During the Great Recession (2008-12) a key emphasis of government policy focused on reducing
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Changes to the Irish Labour Market: Has there been an even recovery?
— October 4, 2019Key Point: During the Great Recession (2008-12) the Irish labour market experienced significant changes
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The National Minimum Wage
— September 11, 2019Patrick Malone and Philip O’Connell Key Point: Since its introduction in 2000, the National Minimum
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Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality
— September 2, 2019Key Point: Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years
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The energy efficiency of Irish homes
— August 26, 2019Key Point: The Climate Action Plan published in June 2019 set several targets aimed at improving levels
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Education and Employment: a review of educational attainment and labour market outcomes
— August 20, 2019Key Point: In the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the educational attainment of the
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Inequality in Health Status: income, gender and educational attainment
— August 12, 2019Key Point: When exploring the relationship between ‘self-perceived health’ and ‘income’ and ‘educational
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Environmental Sustainability: trends in emissions and energy consumption
— July 5, 2019Patrick Malone and Conor Callaghan Key Point In 2017 total emissions per capita in Ireland amounted to
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Social Protection and Welfare: a review of expenditure trends during economic recession and recovery.
— June 28, 2019Key Point: Total social welfare spending amounted to almost €20bn in 2017 in Ireland. The highest spending
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The European Union Budget: Member State Contributions and Expenditures
— May 22, 2019Key Point: In 2017, total revenue accruing to the European Union (EU) was €139 billion with total expenditure
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Local Property Tax: equalization funds, surpluses and Local Authorities use of new tax powers
— May 17, 2019Patrick Malone Key Point: In 2019 the total Local Property Tax (LPT) yield amounted to €487million.
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Local Authority Finance: Income and Expenditure Trends
— May 10, 2019Patrick Malone Key Point: In 2018, the total revenue of Local Authorities (LAs) amounted to €4.7billion.
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