Women are significantly out-numbered by men in politics in Ireland. Gender quota legislation introduced prior to the 2016 General Elections resulted in a 6.5 percentage point increase in those…
According to the latest data from the CSO on the metred electricity consumption of data centres electricity consumption by data centres increased by 32% between 2020 and 2021. The increase…
New data from the CSO looking at the impact of inflation by household characteristics showed that the worst impact of the current cost of living crisis was being felt by low-income households,…
Ireland is a low tax country with ever-increasing demands on resources. We saw during the pandemic the impact of under-investment in housing, healthcare, education, childcare, and recreational…
The overall poverty rate in Ireland increases from 11.6 per cent before housing costs are included to 19 per cent after housing costs are counted – an increase of almost 371,000 people. …
According to the National Travel Survey 2019, 73.7 per cent of all journeys taken in 2019 were by private car (as driver or passenger), whereas public transport accounted for just 4.8 per cent of…
Results from Census 2016 provide the most recent insight into the scale and nature of disability in Ireland. In a document published in November 2017, the CSO reported that a total of 643,131…
Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian migrants has been almost exemplary and this “human rights first” approach should be the blueprint for a reshaping of Ireland’s International Protection system,…
Climate change, which is causing extreme weather events across the world, coupled with the pandemic has left disadvantaged countries struggling. Added to these is a looming debt crisis for low-…
A major question raised by the current labour-market situation concerns assumptions underpinning culture and policymaking in this area. The priority given to paid employment over other forms of…
