Browsing JSSISI: Symposia by Title
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Building research capacity in the social sciences ? alternatives approaches
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)In contrast to previous decades, the past decade has seen major investments by the Irish government in the national research capacity. As part of this investment, there has been a significant investment in the social ... -
Business in a Compressed Economy
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)COVID-19 has led to the sharpest compression of economic activity in living memory (OECD, 2020). The recent roadmap published by Government gives clarity on when sectors may expect to be allowed re-open again, but ‘normal’ ... -
Changing morbidity patterns in Ireland 1996-2006
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)The aim of this study is to examine changing patterns of morbidity (and healthcare utilisation) in Ireland and consider the impact of these changing patterns on the need for health services using health insurance data. ... -
Climate Change and the Financial System
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A Coded Taxonomy of the Statistical Indicators for Global Reporting of Targets within the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)In 2015, 193 UN member countries signed Resolution A/RES/70/1 2030 – ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. The United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lie at the heart ... -
Competitiveness on the Island of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2019)This paper considers Ireland and Northern Ireland’s relative international competitive performance across four policy input domains: education and skills; research, development & innovation; infrastructure and the business ... -
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – A Gold Standard Agreement for Canada and Ireland
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Covid19 and Inequality in Ireland: Initial Insights
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)The issue of low pay was important before the pandemic but has become even more visible because of unemployment rates and the necessity of government intervention. The data available before the pandemic indicate the ... -
Covid19 and the Northern Irish Economy: Initial Insights
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)During today’s symposium, I'm going to share some thoughts on the initial impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the Northern Ireland economy, focusing on three broad areas. I will start by highlighting some points ... -
Delivering integrated policy and services for children
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The Irish Public Service has been relatively strong historically in the area of policy formulation. I have come to the conclusion, however, that we are relatively weak when it comes to implementation and many good policies ... -
Delivering on the National Planning Framework
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)The National Planning Framework (NPF) was published by Government together with the National Development Plan, as ‘Project Ireland 2040’, in February 2018. An explanation of how the National Planning Framework will be ... -
Developing Solutions and Informing Irish Policymakers across the Pillars of Climate, Water, and Sustainability
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)This paper provides a brief overview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Research programme within the context of the science policy interface. The paper asserts that robust evidence is necessary to inform the ... -
Economic and Fiscal Policy since 1997: What Caused the Crisis and How Should It Be Rectified?
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)In this paper I propose to examine the background to the current crisis which involves both a contraction in the economy due in part to the global crisis, and a collapse in the tax base due to the disappearance of property ... -
The Economic and Societal Impact of University College Cork
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Economic Crisis, Exacting Voters and Twenty-Five Years of Electoral Transformation in Ireland 1997-2022
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Effects and Complexities of Deeper Trade and Investment Treaties
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The equality impact of the unemployment crisis
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)The extent of the Great Recession in Ireland is well documented. Real GDP fell by 10 per cent between 2008 and 2010 (Barrett and McGuinness, 2012). The impact that this large fall in economic activity had on the country’s ... -
Estimated Inflation by Household Characteristics
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2023)Price changes, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had remained relatively stable for the last number of years, with annual changes in the CPI remaining under +2.0% between September 2012 and June 2021 inclusive. ... -
Estimating the Prevalence of Asymptomatic Cases of Covid-19 in Our Communities
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2020)Resource planning in healthcare is dependent on many factors from the scale of the health challenge to the available human and infrastructural resources. With the sudden and unforeseen scale of the Covid-19 pandemic across ... -
The European Statistics Code of Practice as a pillar to strengthen public trust and enhance quality in official statistics
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2014)
