ESRI Research Series: Recent submissions
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Establishing identity of non-EU nationals in Irish migration processes
(ESRI, 06/12/2017)This is the first comprehensive study to examine and map the processes in place for establishing the identities of applicants for: short- and long-stay visas; residence and visitor permissions; international protection and ... -
A study of gender in senior civil service positions in Ireland
(ESRI, 12/12/2017)Women make up the majority of those employed in the civil service but are underrepresented at the most senior grades, where key policy and operational decisions are taken. Action 8 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan commits ... -
Ireland’s response to recent trends in international protection applications
(ESRI, 06/06/2018)The flow of displaced persons into Ireland has been much lower than in many EU Member States. Despite its peripheral geographical location, Ireland did experience an increase in asylum applications in the years that ... -
Profiling barriers to social inclusion in Ireland: the relative roles of individual characteristics and location
(ESRI, 2018-07-25)The study uses data from participants in the Department of Rural and Community Development’s Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), administered by Pobal, to examine who is most likely to experience ... -
Keeping Them in the Game: Taking Up and Dropping Out of Sport and Exercise in Ireland
(ESRI, 2013)This report presents the most comprehensive statistical analysis of active participation in sport and physical exercise in Ireland undertaken to date. We employ three large, nationally representative datasets, which ... -
Governance and Funding of Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland
(ESRI, 2013)This study presents a comprehensive picture of educational governance and financing across the three different sectors of second-level schools in Ireland, namely, voluntary secondary schools, vocational schools, and ... -
Further Education and Training in Ireland: Past, Present and Future
(ESRI, 2014)The establishment of An Seirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) has prompted an assessment of the nature of current further education and training (FET) and an exploration of future directions. This ... -
Budget Perspectives 2013
(ESRI, 27/09/2012)Welcome: Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI Macroeconomic Context for Budget 2013 David Duffy (ESRI) Fiscal Policy for 2013 and Beyond John FitzGerald (ESRI ) Benefit Integration in the UK: An Ex Ante Analysis ... -
Analysing Pensions: Modelling and Policy Issues
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A Study of Future Demand for Higher Education in Ireland
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The Internal EU Electricity Market: Implications for Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)The European Union is creating a single electricity market. Like the single European market for goods and other services, if the price of electricity is lower in France than Ireland, traders will export electricity from ... -
The Environment Review 2012
(ESRI, 07/06/2012)The Environment Review 2012 presents projections of environmental emissions covering the period to 2030. The projections, which are based on current policies, provide a baseline of projected emissions (e.g. greenhouse ... -
Literacy, Numeracy and Activation among the Unemployed
(ESRI, 13/06/2012)Literacy and numeracy are key factors shaping individual life chances and their impact is particularly critical in the labour market. Large-scale sweeping changes in the organisation of work, including the shift from ... -
Pharmaceuticals Delivery in Ireland. Getting a Bigger Bang for the Buck
(ESRI, 2012)The recommendations contained in this report are designed to ensure that taxpayers get better value for money from the ?1.9 billion public pharmaceutical budget, but also that the cash paying patients benefits too. ... -
Budget Perspectives 2012
(ESRI, 13/10/2011)Over the last decade Irish tax policy has undergone dramatic shifts. As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. Social welfare ... -
Designing Primary Schools for the Future
(ESRI, 2010)International research has indicated the importance of school design for pupil engagement, learning and achievement. Aspects of the school environment, including school and classroom density, class size, quality of lighting, ...
