Browsing JSSISI: Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847- by Title
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On the use and abuse of apprenticeship
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1861)Any satisfactory solution of the various questions arising out of the custom of apprenticeship, must be based on a species of statistical knowledge which nobody has been, as yet, at the trouble of collecting. But I also ... -
On the use of education and training in the treatment of the insane in public lunatic asylums
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)Pinel, who, in 1792, did so much to advance the disuse of mechanical restraint, and the substitution in its stead of moral influence and of kindness, has, with other valuable principles enunciated by him in reference to ... -
On the use of structural funds
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)Recent efforts to secure EC funding by Irish governments, and in particular Irish officials, have been a resounding success. A priori one might expect that the richest country would be the largest net contributor in GDP ... -
On the use of the doctrine of laissez faire, in investigating the economic resources of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)The natural resources of Ireland have furnished a favourite topic to Irish writers for the indulgence of national vanity; and the language of exaggeration has been too often applied in describing their extent and value. ... -
On the utility of making the ordnance survey the basis of a general register of deeds and judgments in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)In treating of the subject of this paper, I propose to direct your attention to the consideration of the following questions :? 1st, On what principle of classification should a general register of acts and deeds ... -
On the valuation of property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)In a former paper on valuation I mentioned the fact that in both England and Ireland large country houses are generally assessed at very low rates. This low rating, however, is not confined to country houses; there are ... -
On the valuation of real property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)In a paper read last session, I advocated the adoption in Ireland of the English system of assessing real property for taxation, so far as the ascertaining the annual value of the premises went, on the ground that the ... -
On the valuation of real property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)Thus in Ireland there are two different principles embodied in the Valuation Acts?one for the valuation of land, the other for the valuation of buildings; and the latter is the principle upon which the valuation of all ... -
On the working of the sanitary laws in Dublin, with suggestions for their amendment
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1873)The state of the laws relative to the Public Health in Ireland was, previous to the year 1866, extremely unsatisfactory. The attention of the Town-Council of Dublin having been directed to the matter by a report of Edward ... -
One-day absence in industry
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1965)Much has been written about absence from work taken in spells of three days or more, little about spells of one or two days?possibly because they do not ordinarily count for National Insurance benefit Nevertheless, this ... -
Opening address by the President
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1983)Since its formation in 1847 the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society has always provided a forum for discussion of the more important economic and social policy issues facing the country. Throughout its long history, the ... -
Openness and growth: an international perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2001)International openness via the pursuit of liberal trade and investment policies has become one of the conventional verities of the policy advice handed out by multilateral institutions over the past two decades. Greater ... -
The operation of monetary policy in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)Most reviews of monetary policy concentrate on its appropriate ultimate objective, the degree to which it is being achieved and, from a macro-economic perspective, why the outcome may be deviating from that envisaged. A ... -
The options for further EEC integration - an Irish view
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1984)Each alternative model of European economic integration would have a different impact on the Irish economy. The object of this paper is to briefly discuss their implications. The starting-point for this appraisal must ... -
The organisation of official statistics in Saorstat Eireann and in some other countries
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1933)In the complexity of modern life, governments and peoples require a vast and ever-increasing fund of measurable facts, or as they are called "statistics," for their work and weal. They require to know the size and ... -
Origins, destinations and catchments: mapping travel to work in Ireland in 2002
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2006)Over recent years there has emerged an increased awareness of the importance of strategic spatial planning and of the extent to which concepts such as place and space really matter. An enhanced understanding of the ... -
Our dairying and cattle industries
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1948)In this country, of the 11.6 million acres of agricultural land, before the war about 10 millions were under grass. While in the future the cultivated area may not sink to the 1939 level, there is no doubt that in the ... -
Our foreign commerce and free trade policy
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1881)In February, 1878,1 read a paper before this Society in defence of our national policy of free trade, which was at that time assailed with some vehemence as the cause of the then prevailing mercantile depression. Since ... -
Our habitual criminals
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1882)In seeking to take counsel with you here to-night on the grave problem our habitual criminals present, I have been most desirous not merely to iterate deplorings I have perhaps too often vainly made elsewhere, nor to suggest ... -
Our hospital system compared with those of England, France, and Austria
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1857)As it would occupy too much time to enter into details regarding our hospital system, and as it would be beside my present intention, which is to compare the system adopted in this country with that of our neighbours, ...
