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Since 2015, total spending on acute hospital services has risen by €1.2billion or 27%, from €4.4bn to almost €5.6bn in 2019. The total number of staffing in acute hospital services has also increased by almost 8,000 or 14.5%, from over 54,000 in 2015 to 62,000 in 2019.
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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
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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.
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Dr Orla Doyle and the Preparing For Life Evaluation Team UCD School of Economics and UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy The Preparing For Life (PFL) study examines the impact of early and continuous investment in parenting – from pregnancy until age five – on the academic outcomes and skills of children at age 9. […]
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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.
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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
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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
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During the Great Recession (2008-12) the Irish labour market experienced significant changes with the employment rate falling below 60% and the unemployment rate rising to almost 16% in 2012.
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Since its introduction in 2000, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in Ireland has increased from €5.58 to the current rate of €9.80 in 2019. This represents an increase of €4.22 or 75.6% in nominal terms, but 31% in real terms, when we adjust for inflation.
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Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years for men since 2007: women living to 84 years and men to 80 years in 2017
