Browsing by Subject "policy"
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Care revolutions in the making? A comparison of cash-for-care programmes in four European countries.
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)This article describes and evaluates cash-for-care programmes for older people in four European countries, namely Home-Care Grants in Ireland, Direct Payments in the United Kingdom (England), Service Vouchers in Finland ... -
Child health policy and practice in times of recession: Findings from Ireland
(2015)Since 2009, Ireland has experienced a deep economic recession and despite some recent fiscal recovery, the effects of financial cutbacks continue to be felt. The recession did not impact on all individuals ... -
A Discursive Institutionalist Approach to Understanding the Changes to the Irish Social Partnership Policy After 2008
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2016)Employing the critical juncture theory (CJT), a discursive institutionalist approach, this paper examines the nature of the changes to social partnership policy at the end of the decade of the 2000s. Did these changes ... -
Distributional Impact of Tax, Welfare and Public Sector Pay Policies: 2009-2012
(ESRI, 2012)The banking and fiscal crises, coupled with the worldwide Great Recession, have led to major declines in Ireland?s national income. In this article, we examine the direct impacts of changes in income?related taxes and ... -
A framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies
(2011)Ensuring that health policies uphold core concepts of human rights and are inclusive of vulnerable groups are imperative aspects of providing equity in health care, and of realizing the United Nations? call for Health for ... -
Inequality and the Crisis: The Distributional Impact of Tax Increases and Welfare and Public Sector Pay Cuts
(2010)The economic crisis impacts directly on the distribution of income via unemployment and private sector wages, but the way policy responds in seeking to control soaring fiscal deficits is also central to its distributional ... -
Public Policy Towards the Sale of State Assets in Troubled Times: Lessons from the Irish Experience
(ESRI, 10/10/2010)Governments throughout the western world and beyond are in the midst of a severe financial crisis and emerging from a sharp recession. Ireland is no exception. One of the options for strengthening public finances is the ... -
The Spectrum of Inclusive Practice for Pupils with Autism Attending Mainstream Primary Schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)The experiences and attitudes of inclusion for pupils with autism attending mainstream primary schools and relevant stakeholders in Leinster were ascertained through the use of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, ... -
Universal Design for Learning: Is It Gaining Momentum in Irish Education?
(2021)Responding to student diversity has become a key policy priority in education systems around the world. In addition to international and national institutional policies, major changes are underway in instructional practices ... -
Worlds apart? Public, private and non-profit sector providers of domiciliary care for older persons in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2007)Domiciliary care of older persons is changing rapidly in Ireland. The most significant recent changes are the emergence of private home care companies, the introduction of a new policy instrument (cash-for-care) and the ...