Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
7. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; and the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. [56922/23]
View answerThe Shared Island unit in the Department of the Taoiseach is progressing a comprehensive research programme to examine the political, social, economic and cultural considerations of a shared future on the island, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement.
Research is commissioned with partners including the National Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Research Institute and Irish Research Council. 30 reports have been completed and published to date, and these are listed in tabular format below. Commissioned research typically involves North/South or East/West collaboration and all reports are published and available at www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research .
Research commissioned through the North South Ministerial Council in sectoral or other formats or through other all-island arrangements is a matter for the relevant line Ministers and their Department.
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Research commissioned by Shared Island unit, Department of the Taoiseach |
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National Economic and Social Council (NESC): - Shared Island Collaboration on Climate and Biodiversity (October 2021) - Comprehensive Report: Shared Island; Shared Opportunity (April 2022) |
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI): - Cross-Border Trade in Services (December 2021) - Enhancing Attractiveness of the Island of Ireland to FDI (December 2021) - Analysis of Primary Health Care Systems of Ireland and Northern Ireland (March 2022) - North South Comparison of Education and Training Systems and Outcomes (April 2022) - Modelling Productivity Levels in Ireland and Northern Ireland (November 2022) - All-Island Coordination of Energy Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Supports (December 2022) - Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland and Northern Ireland (January 2023) - Migrant Integration in Ireland, North and South (March 2023) - Student Mobility in Ireland and Northern Ireland (September 2023) - Changing Social and Political Attitudes in Ireland and Northern Ireland (November 2023) - Gender and Labour Market Inclusion on the Island of Ireland (publication Q1 2024) - Contrasting Housing Supply in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of UK (publication Q1 2024) |
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Irish Research Council (IRC) - New Foundations programme, Shared Island strand: 2021 call: research completed and published by end-2023: - Towards A Fair and Prosperous Island: An All-Island Network to Combat Hate - Assisting the Irish Churches and Religious Communities to Develop Values-Based Common Positions on Current European Issues and to Engage with European Counterparts - Appraise Curriculum Content for Entrepreneurship in Secondary Schools- Brexit at the Border: Intergroup Relations on the Shared Island- Negotiating Difference on a Shared Island - Providing a Multidisciplinary Expert Network to Promote and Support Implementation of a Circular Economy on the Island of Ireland - North South Legal Mapping Project - Reading Rooms: Fostering Constructive & Inclusive Dialogue Between Communities - Strategy for Quantum Information and Technology - Building Capacity for Cultural Industries: Towards a Shared Island Approach - Exploring the Benefits of an All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI): 2022 call – research to be completed and published by end-2024: - Public Policy Agendas on a Shared Island - Strengthening the Regional Impact of Higher Education: A Comparative Scoping Study of Regional Higher Education Strategies, Policies and Provision in the North-West, Scotland and Wales - Doing Feminist Legal Work - An All-Island Consortium to Foster Educational Neuroscience Research and Practice - Addressing Biodiversity Loss with Sustainable Finance: An All-Island Research Initiative - Audience Data for Cultural Policy: A Shared Island Approach to the Creative Industries - All Ireland Rare Disease Inter-Disciplinary Research Network |
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Standing Conference on Teacher Education North South (ScoTENS), Shared Island strand: - Building Bridges Diminishing Educational Disadvantage (October 2022) - Student Hopes: Achievement, Research, Equity and Diversity (October 2022) - Shared Responsibility: Teaching Social Justice in Initial Teacher Education (October 2023) - Cultural Responsivity in Teacher Education: Research in Action (October 2023) - Educating about Difference Uniting Classrooms and Teacher Education (October 2024) |
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Other commissioned research: - Collaborating on Healthcare on an All-Island Basis, Professor Deirdre Heenan - commissioned as discussion paper contribution for the Shared Island Dialogue on Health (June 2021) - ‘Island of Ireland Labour Market’ - commissioned by Labour Employment Economic Forum Shared Island working group (publication H1 2024) |
