In this paper we develop a multidimensional Quality of Life (QoL) index using the Alkire and Foster methodology (2007, 2011a and b, Alkire et al., 2015) and the 2013 EU-SILC data for Ireland. The Index is composed of 11 ...

In this technical paper, we use the special module on access to services from the Irish SILC data for 2016 to examine differences by social risk group and social class in access to care services. These include childcare ...

This Social Inclusion Report is part of the monitoring and reporting mechanisms provided for in the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2017 ‘NAPinclusion’. The report covers implementation of Napinclusion ...

This report uses EU-SILC data for 2016 to examine differences by social risk group and social class in access to care services – specifically, childcare and home care for people with an illness or disability. We focus on ...

The Updated National Action Plan for Social Inclusion sets out the Government decision to revise and enhance the national social target for poverty reduction, arising from the review of the national poverty target