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Boosting Ireland’s Housing Supply: Modern Methods of Construction
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2024-09-19)The need to boost housing supply has led Irish policy-makers, the construction sector and housing market interests to become increasingly focused on modern methods of construction (MMC). As an umbrella term, ‘MMC’ refers ... -
Towards a National Better Work Strategy
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2024-07-30)Better Work is a commitment to improving the quality of work in a way that delivers for all stakeholders. It is a complex concept that incorporates both extrinsic (material) and intrinsic (non-material) attributes. Efforts ... -
Natural Capital Accounting: A Guide for Action
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2024-01-18)How can Ireland better account for nature? On request from Government and drawing on in-depth engagement with key stakeholders, this Council report provides advice on natural capital accounting and presents a guide for ... -
Inequality and Well-Being Frameworks
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2023-07-26)Inequality, although a contested concept, is generally understood to mean the unequal distribution of social, biological and other factors, which results in unequal opportunities and/or outcomes for those negatively affected. ... -
Just Transition in Agriculture and Land Use
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2023-07-11)The agriculture and land use sector can increasingly be a part of the solution to address urgent climate change and biodiversity loss. Ireland has committed to a national climate objective of transitioning to a ... -
Social Enterprise on the Island of Ireland
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2023-05-30)This report provides an overview of the state of social enterprise internationally, in Ireland, in Northern Ireland, and on a shared island basis. A social enterprise is an enterprise whose objective is to achieve a ... -
Understanding the Irish Economy in a Time of Turbulence
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2023-04-06)Since 2020, Ireland’s economy has experienced a sequence of three significant shocks, in the form of the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis, and the invasion of Ukraine. Over that time the policy-system has demonstrated ... -
Private Rental in Ireland
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2023-02-15)Private rental has become a major housing sector in Ireland, now accounting for approximately 18 per cent of households. This represents a major change from 1991 when 8 per cent of households resided in this sector. This ... -
Shared Island Shared Opportunity : NESC Comprehensive Report
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2022-04-12)As part of the Government’s Shared Island Initiative the Department of the Taoiseach requested NESC to undertake research and to produce a comprehensive report on the Shared Island, to inform the development of the Shared ... -
Housing Policy: Actions to Deliver Change
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2020-11-11) -
The Future of the Irish Social Welfare System: Participation and Protection
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2020-11-18) -
Grounding the Recovery in Sustainable Development: A Statement from the Council
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-02-18) -
Digital Inclusion in Ireland: Connectivity, Devices & Skills
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-06-02) -
Ireland’s Well-Being Framework: Consultation Report
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-07-06) -
Collaboration on Climate and Biodiversity: Shared Island as a Catalyst for Renewed Ambition & Action
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-11-28) -
Ireland's Private Rental Sector: Pathways to Secure Occupancy and Affordable Supply
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2015-05-13)This report is NESC’s contribution to Government development of a new national policy for the private rental sector, including issues such as investment, standards and regulation, as indicated in Construction 2020 and the ... -
Moving Towards the Circular Economy in Ireland
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2017-10-25)There is increasing recognition of the potential benefits for economies and societies of moving away from a ‘make-use-dispose’ model towards adopting a circular economy, thereby maximising resource efficiency and environmental ... -
The Dynamics of Environmental Sustainability and Local Development: Aquaculture
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2016-06-15)Introduction : Increasing attention is being focused on the aquaculture sector so as to deepen and extend its sustainable growth in Ireland and across the EU. In Ireland, this is part of an increased focus on national ... -
Housing Supply and Land: Driving Public Action For The Common Good
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2015-07)The level of housing development and output is low, despite evidence of strong current need and demand and likely future requirements. Many factors are suggested as have a bearing—costs and returns, finance, planning, ... -
Networking for competitive advantage : Enterprise Support Policies in Dynamic European Regions
(National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 1996)
