How Can We Charge For Excessive Use Of Water?
6 Mar 2017The proposal to charge for excessive use of water under the Water Services Act, 2007 is not credible.
June, 2015
29/06/2015
Maths And Science Skills Of Irish Students 
Ireland’s maths and science scores, among 15-year-old students, are above the OECD average. Yet, 15% of 15-year-olds lack basic skills.
Categories : Other Documents,Our Analysis
23/06/2015
IMF Report On Ireland June 2015
IMF Report on Ireland June 2015. IMF Executive Board Concludes Third Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Ireland
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
18/06/2015
Analysis of High Income Individuals' Restriction 2013
The 2006 and 2007 Finance Acts introduced, with effect from 1 January 2007, measures to limit the use of certain tax reliefs and exemptions (known as ‘specified reliefs’) by high income individuals. Such individuals, by means of the cumulative use of various tax incentive reliefs, had in previous years the
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs,Taxation
18/06/2015
Vacant Site Levy - An Update
In our commentary published on 21 May, 2015 we argued that the proposed exemption of land in public ownership from the vacant site levy under the the Planning and Development(No 1) Bill, 2014 (Head 5) was misconceived.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Our Analysis,Property Tax
11/06/2015
Ireland's Public Debt Burden
This note (updated) examines Ireland’s debt burden and also includes comparisons with other EU countries.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,Income Distribution,Public Expenditure,Taxation
05/06/2015 OECD Economic Outlook (June, 2015)
OECD Economic Outlook (June, 2015)
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Environment & Sustainability,External Analysis,Financial Crisis
05/06/2015
Fiscal Assessment Report (June, 2015)
Fiscal Advisory Council ‘Fiscal Assessment Report’ (June, 2015)
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
01/06/2015
Assessment Of 2015 Stability Programme For Ireland, EU Commission, May 2015
Assessment of 2015 Stability Programme for Ireland, EU Commission, May 2015
Categories : Critical Analysis,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs
May, 2015
21/05/2015
EU Recommendation On Ireland's Stability Programme (Draft) May 2015
EU Recommendation on Ireland's Stability Programme (Draft) May 2015. EU Commission.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
13/05/2015 Compare Your Country - Tax Burden On Labour Income
OECD -Compare Your Country - Tax Burden On Labour Income
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution,Research Reports,Taxation
13/05/2015
Some Myths About Education, May 2015, OECD 
Some Myths About Education, May 2015, OECD
Categories : Critical Analysis,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
13/05/2015
Taxing Wages : Key Findings for Ireland. April 2015, OECD
Taxing Wages : Key Findings for Ireland. April 2015, OECD
Categories : Critical Analysis,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Taxation
13/05/2015
Alcohol Consumption in Ireland. May 2015 OECD
Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use
Country note - Ireland
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Health,Health Policy
April, 2015
29/04/2015
Ireland’s Stability Programme April 2015 Update
Ireland’s Stability Programme April 2015 Update incorporating the Department of Finance's Spring Economic Statment.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis
29/04/2015
Spring Economic Statement April 2015
Department of Finance Spring Economic Statement April 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Public Expenditure
20/04/2015
Government Finance Statistics April 2015
Government Finance Statistics April 2015 CSO
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Policy Briefs
16/04/2015
Fiscal Monitor - April 2015
Fiscal Policies for Sustainable Growth. IMF. April 2015.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
08/04/2015
The EU Expenditure Benchmark: Operational Issues for Ireland in 2016
Analytical Note No. 7: April 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Income Distribution
March, 2015
20/03/2015
Spending On Medication Increases With Age.
Public spending per head on medication for the oldest age group is almost 20 times that for children aged between 5 and 11.
Categories : Health Policy
09/03/2015
Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Statistics 2014
Defined benefit schemes - Review of 2014 statistics
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Pension Reform
04/03/2015
Country Report Ireland 2015 : EU Commission
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
Country Report Ireland 2015 Including an In-Depth Review on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Policy Briefs
04/03/2015
Evaluation Of Tax Expenditure
Presentation from a Seminar on the Evaluation of Tax Expenditures held in the Department of Finance on 2 March, 2015”.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Our Analysis,Presentations/Conference,Taxation
04/03/2015
Data Issues In Evaluation Of Tax Expenditures: A Revenue Perspective
Data Issues in Evaluation of Tax Expenditures: a Revenue Perspective by Keith Walsh
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Presentations/Conference,Taxation
04/03/2015
Case Studies In Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Presentation to Seminar on Evaluation of Tax Expenditures, 2 March 2015
Brendan O'Connor, Ecomomics Division, Department of Finance.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Financial Crisis,Presentations/Conference,Taxation
04/03/2015
Overview of Department of Finance Tax Expenditure Evaluation Guidelines
Seminar on Evaluation of Tax Expenditures, 2 March 2014
Presentation by David Hegarty & Donal Lynch
Economics Division, Department of Finance
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Presentations/Conference,Taxation
February, 2015
10/02/2015
Going For Growth 2015: Ireland Country Notes
OECD Going For Growth 2015: Ireland Country Notes
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
06/02/2015
Irish Economy : EU Commission Forecast February 2015
Ireland's economy is expected to remain resilient and to keep growing faster than the EU average. Thanks to buoyant tax revenues, the deficit remains on a downward path despite considerable overspending
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
05/02/2015
Appointments To State Boards : New Procedures
Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, November 2014
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Public Expenditure
05/02/2015
Fiscal Update - Q4 2014
Budget 2015 was the first expansionary Budget since the onset of the economic crisis, and brought to an end seven years of fiscal consolidation. This note surveys the health of our public finances in 2014, highlighting the better-than-expected tax revenues that allowed for an early end to austerity.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Our Analysis,Taxation
04/02/2015
Work Incentives
A key aim of public policy is to ensure that work pays while achieving adequate income protection for the unemployed. This is particularly important in the case of young people in order to avoid locking them into long-term unemployment which has very negative economic and social consequences in the longer-term. This note looks at some data on incentives to work.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Income Distribution,Our Analysis
02/02/2015
Where Did The Money Go ?
Where did all the money channelled into property-backed lending go? Patrick Honohan's article in the Irish Times.
Categories : Critical Analysis,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Property Tax
02/02/2015
Self-Reported Health In Ireland
Self-Reported Health (SRH) is thought of by many as a "one-size fits all" measure of the overall health level of a population and thus has been suggested as a possible solution to measuring health outcomes and determining health needs. Ireland routinely performs well in international comparisons of this indicator. This note investigates whether Self-Reported Health is a good measure of population health.
Categories : Health,Health Policy,Our Analysis
January, 2015
30/01/2015
Ireland: Second Post-program Monitoring Discussions; Staff Report; January 2015
Ireland SECOND POST-PROGRAM MONITORING DISCUSSIONS; STAFF
REPORT; January, 2015 IMF
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution
30/01/2015
Ireland: Ex Post Evaluation Of Exceptional Access Under The 2010 Extended Arrangement- January 2015
IRELAND: EX POST EVALUATION OF EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS UNDER THE 2010 EXTENDED ARRANGEMENT - January 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Public Sector Reform
30/01/2015
Household Finance And Consumption Survey, 2013, CSO
Household Finance and Consumption Survey, 2013, CSO
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution,Public Expenditure
29/01/2015
Ireland : IMF Annual Review 2015 Statement
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Dublin during January 20–27 for the 2015 Article IV consultation discussions, part of the IMF’s regular surveillance of all member countries. This document outlines its finding.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
28/01/2015
New Regulations On Residential Mortgage Lending
The Central Bank of Ireland today (27 January) announced the introduction of new regulations which will apply proportionate limits to mortgage lending by regulated financial services providers in the Irish market.
Categories : External Analysis,Property Tax
28/01/2015
Implementation Of The Local Property Tax
This note sets out the structure of the Local Property Tax, the details of which were finalized on September 4th 2014. The tax came into effect on July 1st 2013 and in that year only a half charge was applied. 2014 was the first full year of the tax, for which the yield was €491m. From 2015, Local Authorities will be empowered to increase or decrease the rate of LPT in their jurisdictions by up to 15%. It was also announced that no Local Authority would receive less than their 2014 level of funding through an Equalisation Fund. Two case studies are provided on the implementation of the Local Property Tax in Dublin City and in Donegal.
Categories : Our Analysis,Property Tax
December, 2014
18/12/2014
Health Service National Service Plan 2014
Health Service National Service Plan 2014
Categories : External Analysis,Health,Health Policy,Public Expenditure
12/12/2014
Revenue Statistics Ireland 2014
The tax GNP ratio in Ireland in 2012 was 33.4% (OECd avg 33.7% of GDP)
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Income Distribution,Public Expenditure
08/12/2014
The Recruitment, Retention, Performance And Development Of Senior Civil Servants In Ireland
Top Level Appointments Committee Final Report
Categories : External Analysis,Policy Briefs,Public Sector Reform
01/12/2014
How The Irish Pension System Provides For Current Retirees
This note examines the data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in relation to the incomes of the current population of retirees (aged over 65). It identifies the core determinants of these current incomes and suggests the policy implications that these results hold.
Categories : Our Analysis,Pension Reform,Public Expenditure
November, 2014
27/11/2014
HSE National Service Plan 2015
The National Service Plan for 2015, as required under legislation, sets out the type and volume of services, which will be provided across the health services within the funding allocated by Government and taking into consideration: Quality improvement and patient safety, reform of the health services & the quantum of services to be provided.
Categories : External Analysis,Health
26/11/2014
Ireland’s Fiscal Profile – Q4 2014
An overview of the fiscal situation in Q4 2014, looking at the recent evolution of government revenues, expenditure (current and capital), the deficit and the national debt.
Categories : Debt & Deficits,Public Expenditure,Taxation
25/11/2014
Fiscal Assessment Report November 2014
Fiscal Assessment Report
November 2014
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
12/11/2014
Domestic Water Use And Charges: Evidence From The USA
Domestic Water Use and Charges: Evidence from the US
Categories : Our Analysis,Water Policy
12/11/2014
Report On Tax Expenditures
The Commission on Taxation recommended a systematic approach to the evaluation of tax expenditures (Recommendation 8.5 P 230). This report by the Department of Finance sets out an excellent process to achieve this. When implemented it should ensure that the proliferation of tax expenditures which made a significant contribution to the economic crisis should be avoided in the future.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
05/11/2014
Economic Forecasts for Ireland Autumn 2014
Economic Forecasts for Ireland Autumn 2014
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
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How Should We Pay for Water
14 Dec 2016The Report by the Expert Commission on the Funding of Domestic Public Water Services in Ireland has been submitted on schedule to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.
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The Future Of Water Charges ?
15 Jun 2016This note sets out the current position in relation to water charges. It also looks at the system of paying for water services in Northern Ireland.
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Irish Water : The Importance Of Staying The Course
26 Nov 2015Irish Water has made significant progress in a short period. Abolishing Irish Water and removing domestic water charges would be a mistake and set back the prospects of having water services fit for a modern economy.
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The New Water Charging Structure
3 Dec 2014This note analyses the new structure of water charges.
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Water Pricing Infographic
17 Nov 2014We’ve contributed a lot to the debate on water pricing in Ireland. Here’s an infographic that sums up our position on the pricing of water in Ireland.
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Domestic Water Use And Charges : Evidence From The USA
12 Nov 2014The rates and structure of Water Charges vary significantly across the U.S.
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Letter from California – Hospitals, Highways and Water
31 Mar 2014California continues to be a world leader in most of what it does and how it does it.
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