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.
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Quantification of the Economic Impacts of Selected Structural Reforms in Ireland 
(July 9, 2014)
Quantification of the Economic Impacts of Selected Structural Reforms in Ireland
Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service
Working Paper July 2014
Categories : Budget and Troika,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Quarterly Financial Accounts For Ireland: Q2 2012 
(November 14, 2012)
Quarterly Financial Accounts for Ireland Quarter 2 2012. Central Bank of Ireland.
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Financial Crisis
Raising Resources For UHI
(April 23, 2014)
Background Policy Paper on Raising Resources for Universal Health Insurance
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Health
Refinancing The Irish Bailout - The Options Post The June 2012 Summit
(September 5, 2012)
This paper consider Ireland's budgetary situation arising out of the banking crisis and the possible means of reducing Ireland's debt burden. Issues dealt with include the composition of Ireland's bank debt, the significance of the June 2012 Euro Area Summit statement for Ireland and the possibility of a deal on the promissory notes
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Reflections On 6 Years Of Public Policy
(March 26, 2018)
The time has come for us to close our doors as our funding from Atlantic Philanthropies has been exhausted.
We end with some final thoughts.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Our Analysis,Pension Reform,Policy Briefs,Property Tax,Public Expenditure,Public Sector Reform,Taxation,Water Policy
Reflections On 6 Years Of Public Policy
(March 26, 2018)
The time has come for us to close our doors as our funding from Atlantic Philanthropies has been exhausted.
We end with some final thoughts.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Our Analysis,Pension Reform,Policy Briefs,Property Tax,Public Expenditure,Public Sector Reform,Taxation,Water Policy
Regional GDP per capita in the EU in 2010
(April 3, 2013)
Regional GDP statistics adjusted for purchasing power parity. While Southern and Easter Ireland is among the leading 25 regions, the Border, Midland and Western region is below average. If GNP were used for Ireland instead of GDP, Ireland would fall from 3rd place in the country rankings to 11th.
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
Remaining Structural Reforms Under the EU/IMF Programme
(September 18, 2013)
This note looks at the structural reforms required by the Troika as the current EU/IMF Programme draws to a close. Key reforms in health, state assets, the labour market and water services are discussed.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Our Analysis
Report Of 2018 Irish Budget
(November 23, 2017)
Report of 2018 Irish Budget EU Commission
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Report of Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance May 2014
(June 13, 2014)
Report of Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance May 2014
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform
Report of the Expert Group on Repossessions
(January 15, 2014)
Recommendations from a civil service expert group on improving Ireland’s repossession framework
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Financial Crisis
Report of the Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector
(February 26, 2013)
The 2010 Ruane Report examines the current system for allocating resources in the health system, and suggests substantial changes so that resources can better support health care principles and goals.
Categories : External Analysis,Health,Health Policy
Report of the Public Service Pay Commission (May, 2017)
(May 9, 2017)
Report of the Public Service Pay Commission
Categories : External Analysis,Public Expenditure
Report of Top Level Appointments Committee 2013 (October 2014)
(October 20, 2014)
Report of Top Level Appointments Committee 2013 (October 2014)
Categories : External Analysis,Public Expenditure,Public Sector Reform
Report Of Working Group On Future Funding Model For Irish Water
(November 16, 2017)
Report of Working Group on Future Funding Model for Irish Water
Categories : External Analysis,Policy Briefs,Water Policy
Report on Child and Family Income Support
(February 20, 2013)
Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
March 2012
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
Report on Penal Reform
(March 27, 2013)
Report of a sub-committee on penal reform recommending a ‘de-incarceration’ strategy that aims to reduce the prison population by one third over a ten year period
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform
Report On Tax Expenditures
(November 12, 2014)
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
Report on the Funding of Domestic Public Water Services in Ireland November 2016
(November 30, 2016)
Report on the Funding of Domestic Public Water Services in Ireland
November 2016
Categories : Environment & Sustainability,Water Policy
Report on the Measurement of the Regulatory Burden Imposed on Business by Revenue
(August 22, 2012)
Report on the Measurement of the Regulatory Burden Imposed on Business by Revenue
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Public Sector Reform
Report On Top Level Appointments To 31 December 2012
(September 11, 2013)
Report On Top Level Appointments To 31 December 2012
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform
Report on Use of Tax Reliefs by High Income Taxpayers 2010
(August 21, 2012)
Report on the Use of Tax Reliefs by High Income Taxpayers 2012
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution,Taxation
Response Burden Barometer 2011
(August 24, 2012)
This report measures the burden of red tape CSO reporting requirements place on businesses. It is estimated that the burden fell by 28% between 2012 and 2011.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Public Sector Reform
Revenue Commissioners Statistical Report 2010
(February 28, 2012)
A report on personal incomes based on the tax year 2009. The statistics relate to income assessed for the tax year 2009 based on tax returns processed up to May 2011. PAYE data is based on completed end-of-year returns from employers of which up to 96% were processed in time to be included. The information relating to self-employed taxpayers represents 84% of the expected total tax returns.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution,Taxation
Revenue Commissioners Statistical Report 2011
(December 12, 2012)
A report on personal incomes based on the tax year 2010. The statistics relate to income assessed for the tax year 2010 based on tax returns processed up to April 2012. PAYE data is based on completed end-of-year returns from employers of which up to 96% were processed in time to be included. The information relating to self-employed taxpayers represents 83% of the expected total tax returns.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution,Taxation
Revenue Statistics Ireland 2014
(December 12, 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
Review Of Budget Oversight By Parliment:Ireland, OECD , Autumn, 2015
(November 18, 2015)
Review Of Budget Oversight By Parliment:Ireland, OECD , Autumn, 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,Financial Crisis
Review Of Ireland's Corporation Tax Code
(September 12, 2017)
REVIEW OF IRELAND’S CORPORATION TAX CODE
PRESENTED TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND PUBLIC
EXPENDITURE AND REFORM BY MR. SEAMUS COFFEY
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Taxation
Review of NAMA
(July 17, 2014)
Review of the progress of the National Asset Management Agency
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Review of the Capital Plan 2016 – 2021
(September 14, 2017)
Review of the Capital Plan 2016 – 2021
Published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Review of the Irish Pension System April 2013
(April 23, 2013)
Review of the Irish Pension System April 2013
Categories : External Analysis,Pension Reform
Review of the Irish Pension System Presentation April 2013
(April 24, 2013)
Presentation by Mr John Martin, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD at Launch of OECD Review of the Irish Pension System, 22 April, 2013.
Categories : Other Documents,Pension Reform
Review of the Troika Programme (30 May 2012)
(June 14, 2012)
This is the review of the Troika Programme dated 30 May 2012.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs
Review of the Troika Programme of 20 August 2012
(August 27, 2012)
This is a review of the Troika Programme of the 20 August 2012
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Revised Estimates for Public Services 2013
(April 18, 2013)
Revised Estimates for Public Services 2013
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Public Expenditure
Running The Public Sector Better
(May 3, 2005)
This 2005 paper reviews the progress in public sector reform and proposes further some changes that are necessary. It highlights the need to modernise the financial accounting systems in the public sector.
Categories : Our Analysis,Presentations/Conference,Public Sector Reform
Second Progress Report Of The Implementation Body Public Service Agreement 2010-2014
(June 13, 2012)
The report sets out progress for the year ended March 2012.
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform,Research Reports
Self-Defeating Austerity?
(November 1, 2012)
1 November 2012
In this paper Holland and Portes present the results of their macro-econometric model of the EU. Specifically they argue that because of the times we live in, large scale and largely uncoordinated fiscal consolidations across the EU will lead to a collective fall in GDP and an increase in debt to GDP ratios. The increase in debt is obviously the opposite of what was intended.
The main conclusions are:
*While in 'normal times', fiscal consolidation would lead to a fall in debt-to-GDP ratios, in current circumstances fiscal consolidation is indeed likely to be 'self-defeating' for the EU collectively.
*The fiscal consolidation plans currently in train will lead to higher - not lower - debt ratios in 2013 in the EU as a whole.
*This will also be true in almost all individual EU nations.
*Ireland is an exception.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Self-Reported Health In Ireland
(February 2, 2015)
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
Severe Material Deprivation
(November 23, 2017)
One in thirteen Irish people are severely materially deprived.
Categories : Critical Analysis,Debt & Deficits,Income Distribution,Our Analysis
Sixth Quarterly Review Of The Memorandum Of Understanding Covering The Period To December 2011
(September 6, 2012)
This is the Sixth Quarterly Review of the Memorandum of Understanding covering the period to December 2011. Date: 20 August, 2012
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Sixth Troika Review Places More Emphasis On Growth
(June 19, 2012)
The latest Troika review contains proposals for a Growth Fund, but spending it wisely will mean making difficult choices.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,Financial Crisis,Our Analysis
Social Housing - Some Data
(March 7, 2018)
The main categories in need of social housing in Dublin are single person households, the unemployed and those living in private rented accommodation.
Categories : Critical Analysis,Our Analysis
Social Impact Assessment of the Main Welfare and Direct Tax Measures in Budget 2013
(April 16, 2013)
This document presents a social impact assessment of the main welfare and direct tax components of Budget 2013. In 2011, all social transfers reduced the at-risk-of-poverty rate from 51 per cent to 16 per cent
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution,Public Expenditure,Supply-Side Reform
Social Inclusion Monitor
(April 16, 2013)
The Social Inclusion Monitor reports progress towards the national social target for poverty reduction. It is primarily based on the findings of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2011, undertaken by the Central Statistics Office. The focus of the Monitor is on social and economic outcomes as they relate to poverty and social exclusion
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
Society At A Glance 2016 – Ireland
(October 6, 2016)
Society At A Glance 2016 – Ireland
A spotlight on Youth
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs
Some Myths About Education, May 2015, OECD
(May 13, 2015)
Some Myths About Education, May 2015, OECD
Categories : Critical Analysis,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Spending On Medication Increases With Age.
(March 20, 2015)
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
Spring Economic Statement April 2015
(April 29, 2015)
Department of Finance Spring Economic Statement April 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Public Expenditure
Stability Programme Update - April 2013
(May 1, 2013)
Stability Programme Update - April 2013
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Stability Programme Update 2014
(April 17, 2014)
The SPU sets out the official macro-economic and fiscal forecasts for Ireland out to 2018.
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
State Of Health In The EU - Ireland 2017
(December 5, 2017)
State of Health in the EU - Ireland 2017
Categories : External Analysis,Health Policy
Statement by EC, ECB and IMF on the Tenth Review Mission to Ireland - May, 2013
(May 13, 2013)
Statement by EC, ECB and IMF on the Tenth Review Mission to Ireland - May, 2013
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Statement By The EC, ECB, & IMF On The Review Mission To Ireland October, 2012
(October 26, 2012)
Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Review Mission to Ireland October, 2012
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Review Mission to Ireland Feb 2013
(February 8, 2013)
Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Review Mission to Ireland Feb 2013
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis
Strengthening Civil Service Accountability & Performance of our Civil Service: How and When
(July 30, 2014)
Paper by Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Robert Watt, delivered at MacGill Summer School, 23 July 2014.
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform
Strengthening Ireland's Fiscal Institutions
(February 1, 2012)
This report assesses elements of the fiscal framework proposed in the Department of Finance’s March 2011 discussion document "Reforming Ireland’s Budgetary Framework" and contains recommendations for the design of a set of fiscal rules and a permanent independent fiscal council.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Research Reports
Strengthening The Capacity Of The Department Of Finance: Report Of The Independent Review Panel
(December 1, 2010)
A review of the Department of Finance’s policy advice and performance over the past 10 years with recommendations on how best the Department might adapt to meet the challenges of the future. Published in Dec 2010.
Categories : External Analysis,Public Sector Reform,Research Reports
Submission by Publicpolicy.ie to Commission on Water Charges October 2016
(October 14, 2016)
Submission by Publicpolicy.ie to Commission on Water Charges October 2016
Categories : Water Policy
Submission to Department of Environment on Water Policy
(March 15, 2012)
Publicpolicy.ie made a submission to the Department of the Environment on water policy. It makes seven recommendations, including support for metering.
Categories : Our Analysis,Policy Briefs,Water Policy
Submission To Inter-Departmental Group On Property Tax
(March 15, 2012)
Publicpolicy.ie's submitted proposal on how property tax might be assessed, administered, and paid.
Categories : Local Government,Our Analysis,Property Tax
Summary of 2013 Budget Measures
(December 5, 2012)
Budget 2013 tax changes and their projected impacts
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Taxation
Summary of Budget 2014 Taxation Measures
(October 16, 2013)
Summary of taxation measures introduced in Budget 2014 and their yield/cost
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Summer Economic Statement 2017
(July 12, 2017)
Departments of Finance, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Summer Economic Statement 2017
Categories : Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Supplementary Pensions and the Income of Ireland's Retirees
(December 7, 2012)
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Categories : External Analysis,Pension Reform
Survey Of Income And Living Conditions - Thematic Report On The Elderly
(August 13, 2012)
Special report on the income and living conditions of the elderly in 2004, 2009 & 2010.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution
Survey Of Income And Living Conditions 2014
(November 26, 2015)
Survey of Income and Living Conditions 2014 CSO
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Financial Crisis,Income Distribution,Policy Briefs,Public Expenditure,Research Reports
Survey of Income and Living Conditions 2015
(February 1, 2017)
Survey of Income and Living Conditions 2015. Central Statistics Office.
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
Survey of Irish Benefits 2014
(October 21, 2014)
This paper, updated for 2014, surveys the benefit system in Ireland. It provides detail on social payments as a percentage of GDP, GNP and overall government expenditure and it compares the benefit system in Ireland to that of the UK.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution,Public Expenditure
Survey of Irish Taxation
(April 25, 2012)
An overview of taxation in Ireland.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Taxation
Survey of the Benefit System in Ireland 2012
(May 15, 2012)
This paper surveys the benefit system in Ireland. It provides detail on social payments as a percentage of GDP, GNP and overall government expenditure and it compares the benefit system in Ireland to that of the UK.
Categories : Income Distribution,Our Analysis,Public Expenditure,Supply-Side Reform
Survey of the Irish Benefit System March 2013
(March 13, 2013)
This paper surveys the benefit system in Ireland. It provides detail on social payments as a percentage of GDP, GNP and overall government expenditure and it compares the benefit system in Ireland to that of the UK.
Categories : Income Distribution,Our Analysis,Public Expenditure,Supply-Side Reform
Survey On Income And Living Conditions
(April 17, 2014)
The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) in Ireland is a household
survey covering a broad range of issues in relation to income and living conditions.
It is the official source of data on household and individual income and also
provides a number of key national poverty indicators, such as the at risk of poverty
rate, the consistent poverty rate and rates of enforced deprivation. This report
presents the results for 2012 and comparable data for previous years.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution
Survey On Income And Living Conditions 2011 And Revised 2010 Results
(February 13, 2013)
The official source of data on household and individual income and living conditions in Ireland. Includes national poverty indicators, such as the at risk of poverty rate, the consistent poverty rate and rates of enforced deprivation
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Income Distribution
Survey on Income and Living Conditions. Thematic Report on the Elderly 2004-2011
(August 16, 2013)
The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) in Ireland is a household survey covering a broad range of issues in relation to income and living conditions.
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2015 : Ireland's Ranking. Bertelsmann Foundation
(July 13, 2015)
Sustainable Governance Indicators 2015 : Ireland's Ranking. Bertelsmann Foundation
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Public Sector Reform
Switching to Electric Vehicles
(March 14, 2018)
The government has set an ambitious target to have 500,000 electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. There are currently circa 3,000 electric vehicles in Ireland or 15 per cent of the 2020 target.
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets,Our Analysis
Tax Policy Reform & Economic Growth
(November 3, 2010)
The analysis suggests a tax and economic growth ranking order according to which corporate taxes are the most harmful type of tax for economic growth, followed by personal income taxes and then consumption taxes, with recurrent taxes on immovable property being the least harmful tax.
Categories : External Analysis,Property Tax,Taxation
Tax Receipts March 2014 
(April 25, 2014)
Monthly tax receipts in Excel format. Tax receipts are broken down in to their separate tax headings.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Fiscal Fact Sheets
Tax Revenue Profile 2014
(March 5, 2014)
Monthly profile of expected exchequer tax revenue receipts in 2014
Categories : Fiscal Fact Sheets
Tax Revenue Profile For 2012
(February 1, 2012)
Details of expected tax revenue profile of individual taxes consistent with Budget 2012 forecast of €35,825 million. Created by Department of Finance, February, 2012.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Taxation
Tax Strategy Group Paper
(September 28, 2010)
Paper prepared for Tax Strategy Group on the taxation of property (2009).
Categories : External Analysis,Property Tax,Taxation,Working Papers
Tax Strategy Group Papers - July 2016
(July 21, 2016)
The Department of Finance is today (21 July 2016) publishing the Tax Strategy Group Papers and an Income Tax Reform Plan.
Categories : Taxation
Taxation Trends in the European Union 2013 Edition
(May 2, 2013)
This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway.
The report also contains indicators of the average effective tax rate falling on consumption, labour and capital, as well as data on environmental and property taxation and on the top rates for the personal and corporate income tax.
Country chapters give an overview of the tax system in each of the 29 countries covered, the revenue trends and the main recent policy changes. Detailed tables allow comparison between the individual countries and European averages. Data cover the 1995-2011 period and are presented both as a percentage of GDP and as a percentage of total taxation
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis,Taxation
Taxing Fat Is Unlikely To Make Us Thin.
(February 13, 2013)
A Fat Tax would be an inefficient and ineffective means of tackling obesity. It would come with a dramatically increased regulatory burden, and would hit the poorest hardest
Categories : Health,Our Analysis
Taxing Petrol And Diesel
(February 21, 2018)
Under the polluter pays principle, tax rates on diesel and petrol fuels should be at a rate which is commensurate with the total environmental costs they incur.
Categories : Environment & Sustainability,Our Analysis,Taxation
Taxing Wages 2015
(April 18, 2016)
OECD's Taxing Wages 2015
Categories : External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs,Taxation
Taxing Wages 2017 Ireland
(June 7, 2017)
Taxing Wages 2017 Ireland
OECD
Categories : Critical Analysis,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Policy Briefs,Taxation
Taxing Wages : Key Findings for Ireland. April 2015, OECD
(May 13, 2015)
Taxing Wages : Key Findings for Ireland. April 2015, OECD
Categories : Critical Analysis,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Fiscal Fact Sheets,Taxation
Text of Brexit Agreement Between UK and EU, December 2017
(December 8, 2017)
Text of Brexit Agreement Between UK and EU, December 2017
Categories : External Analysis
The Behaviour Of Wages In Ireland During The Recession
(May 30, 2014)
This report looks at the issue of downward wage rigidity - specifically, whether or not wages fell during the recession. Using a histogram approach, the authors find little evidence to suggest that structural or institutional factors prevented wages from falling during the period 2008 -2011
Categories : Income Distribution,Our Analysis
The Cost of Collecting Commercial Rates
(August 14, 2014)
Using our dataset on Local Authority finances, this note examines the efficiency of Commercial Rate collection in Ireland. There is a wide disparity in the performance of individual Local Authorities, while the sector as a whole compares unfavourably to the efficiency of collection by the Revenue.
Categories : Local Government,Our Analysis
The Distribution of Income and the Public Finances
(July 30, 2014)
The Distribution of Income and the Public Finances
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation
(July 15, 2013)
This paper on the distributional effects of austerity finds that fiscal consolidations tend to raise inequality, decrease wage income shares and increase long-term unemployment.
Categories : External Analysis,Income Distribution
The Establishment of Hospital Groups as a Transition to Independent Hospital Trusts
(May 22, 2013)
This report to the Minister for Health by Prof. John Higgins provides the underpinnings for the move towards Hospital Groups, and places it in a wider context of health reform.
Categories : External Analysis,Health
The EU Expenditure Benchmark: Operational Issues for Ireland in 2016
(April 8, 2015)
Analytical Note No. 7: April 2015
Categories : Budget and Troika,Debt & Deficits,External Analysis,Income Distribution
The Finances of Local Government in Ireland
(November 27, 2013)
This note sets out the income and expenditure of the local government sector in Ireland.
Categories : Budget and Troika,Fiscal Fact Sheets
The First Steps in Ireland’s Emerging Climate Strategy Assessed
(March 20, 2013)
The Irish government has published the draft heads of a climate bill. Because we won’t know the essence of what is proposed until we see the national and sectoral roadmaps that will follow, it is not possible to draw definitive conclusions as to the sense and effectiveness of what is proposed.
Categories : Chairmans Blog,Environment & Sustainability,Our Analysis
The Government's Balance Sheet after the Crisis: A Comprehensive Perspective
(September 26, 2013)
The Government's Balance Sheet after the Crisis: A Comprehensive Perspective
Categories : Budget and Troika,External Analysis
Featured theme: Water Policy
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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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