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Published on 9 Jul 2020
L&RS Note: Online harms – what are the legal issues?
This L&RS Note analyses the challenges involved in regulating online harms. It considers the currently available legal responses, and assesses some of the proposed reforms to the legal framework. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 30 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Virtual currencies – the regulatory challenges ahead
This paper analyses the regulatory challenges facing Ireland in relation to virtual currencies [Keywords: Economy and finance, Justice and crime, Technology and research]
L&RS Note: Virtual currencies – the regulatory challenges ahead ()
Published on 26 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Single use plastics – what’s the problem and what are we doing about it?
Marine litter is dominated by single use plastics and causes environmental damage. Irish and European policies aim to reduce plastic waste and tackle marine litter. [Keywords: Environment and energy ]
L&RS Note: Single use plastics – what’s the problem and what are we doing about it? ()
Published on 18 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: M-learning in schools – an opportunity for change?
This L&RS Note explores the use of m-learning to create new learning opportunities within classroom settings in Irish schools. [Keywords: Education, Technology and research]
L&RS Note: M-learning in schools – an opportunity for change? ()
Published on 16 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Public provision of early childhood education: an overview of the international evidence
This L&RS Note reviews the international evidence on the impact of universal public provision of early childcare [Keywords: Education, People and communities]
Published on 11 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: COVID-19 and the Irish Property Market
This L&RS Note discusses the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the Irish Housing Market [Keywords: Economy and finance, Housing and planning]
Published on 9 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Domestic violence and COVID-19 in Ireland
This L&RS Note reviews evidence of and explores explanations for a rise in domestic violence since the COVID-19 outbreak and summarises different policy responses [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 9 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Brexit negotiations – progress to date and next steps
This L&RS Note discusses the current state of play in the Brexit negotiations [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Economy and finance]
L&RS Note: Brexit negotiations – progress to date and next steps ()
Published on 14 May 2020
L&RS Note: The European Green Deal and its implications for Ireland
This L&RS Note examines the European Green Deal and its implications for Ireland. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, Environment]
L&RS Note: The European Green Deal and its implications for Ireland ()
Published on 1 May 2020
L&RS Note: How parliaments are working during the Covid-19 pandemic
This Note describes adaptations in procedures and practices implemented by twelve parliaments/assemblies to adhere to the restrictions on physical meetings imposed due to Covid-19. [Keywords: Health, International and EU affairs, Parliament and Government]
L&RS Note: How parliaments are working during the Covid-19 pandemic ()
Published on 20 Apr 2020
L&RS Note: Anticipating the gendered impacts of Covid-19
Drawing on existing evidence bases from past pandemics this L&RS Note considers how gender and sex might shape Covid-19 in Ireland. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 2 Apr 2020
L&RS Note: Force majeure and frustration of contracts in the Covid-19 emergency
This L&RS Note examines difficulty in fulfilling contractual obligations due to COVID-19 and contractual liability, and possible legislative reforms regarding frustration of contracts and force majeure [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Force majeure and frustration of contracts in the Covid-19 emergency ()
Published on 30 Mar 2020
L&RS Note: An Overview of the Impact of Emergency Powers on Rights and Freedoms
This Note provides a general overview of emergency powers, focussing specifically on the current Covid-19 pandemic and the possible impact on individual rights. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
L&RS Note: An Overview of the Impact of Emergency Powers on Rights and Freedoms ()
Published on 10 Jan 2020
L&RS Note: Youth Mental Health: Is there a need for a specialist service?
This Note reviews youth mental health services literature in Ireland, England, Scotland and Australia and offers policy bridging options between child and adult services. [Keywords: Health, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Youth Mental Health: Is there a need for a specialist service? ()
Published on 30 May 2019
L&RS Note: Private Members’ Bills (PMBs): Admissibility, Government messages and detailed scrutiny (updated note)
This L&RS Note with accompanying infographic looks at key changes in PMB legislative processes, in particular around Money Messages, Financial Resolutions and ‘detailed scrutiny’. [Keywords: parliament and government]
Published on 29 May 2019
L&RS Note: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
This L&RS Note, in advance of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill, provides some background on the 2017 TPNW [Keywords: International and EU affairs]
L&RS Note: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ()
Published on 22 May 2019
L&RS Note: Mandatory Sentences: Wayne Ellis v Minister for Justice and Equality
This L&RS Note examines issues regarding mandatory sentencing following the Supreme Court decision in Wayne Ellis v Minister for Justice and Equality (15 May 2019). [Keywords: justice and crime, parliament and government]
L&RS Note: Mandatory Sentences: Wayne Ellis v Minister for Justice and Equality ()
Published on 14 May 2019
L&RS Note: The Ethics of Confidentiality: the use of sensitive information
This Note examines the various considerations around confidentiality of sensitive information in light of the publication of the Retention of Records Bill 2019. [Keywords: health, justice and crime, technology and research]
L&RS Note: The Ethics of Confidentiality: the use of sensitive information ()
Published on 8 May 2019
L&RS Note: Safe Access Zones - What do other countries do?
Following calls for legislation, this L&RS Note looks at the prevalence in other jurisdictions of protest-exclusion zones around pregnancy termination facilities. [Keywords: health, people and communities, justice and crime]
L&RS Note: Safe Access Zones - What do other countries do? ()
Published on 2 Apr 2019
L&RS Note: Divorce in Ireland – Referendum 2019
An analysis of the proposed referendum on divorce which deals with the ‘living apart’ requirement and the recognition of foreign divorces. [Keywords: justice and crime, people and communities]
Published on 28 Feb 2019
L&RS Note: Private Rental Sector: A comparative study
This note provides a comparative analysis of the private rental sector across selected EU countries and Australia, and is intended to be read in conjunction with the L&RS Bill Digest on Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018.
Published on 29 Jan 2019
L&RS Note: School complaints - current procedures and proposed changes
This Note sets out current school complaints procedures, and looks at the role of individual schools, the Department of Education and Skills, the Office of the Ombudsman for Children, the Ombudsman, and the Teaching Council. [Keyword: Education]
L&RS Note: School complaints - current procedures and proposed changes ()
Published on 14 Jan 2019
L&RS Note: Data Privacy and Community CCTV Schemes
This Note examines privacy issues that arise as a result of the installation of community CCTV schemes. [Keywords: justice, crime, people, communities]
Published on 2 Jan 2019
L&RS Note: Airport Noise Restrictions
This Note provides an overview of the regulatory framework governing airport noise in light of the recent publication of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018 [Keywords: rural, maritime, transport, environment, energy]
Published on 31 Oct 2018
L&RS Note: Cost estimate of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018 [PMB]
This L&RS Note aims to provide an indicative cost estimate of the proposal contained within the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018. [Keywords: Economy, finance, environment, energy]
Published on 16 Oct 2018
L&RS Note: Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland
This Note provides an overview of the Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) sector in Ireland. It looks at the regulatory environment and changes affecting the sector, including the recent reclassification of AHBs by Eurostat. [Keywords: Housing]
L&RS Note: Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland ()
Published on 3 Oct 2018
L&RS Note: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): A framework for the introduction of abortion services in Ireland
This L&RS Note examines Ireland’s policy framework for sexual and reproductive health and rights, and includes updated statistics on abortions obtained inside and outside the State. [Keywords: health]
Published on 11 Sep 2018
L&RS Note: Combating Terrorism and the Potential Challenges posed by EU Directive 2017/541
This L&RS Note examines the EU Directive on Combating Terrorism (Directive 2017/541) which is being transposed into Irish law and includes provisions on Foreign Terrorist Fighters.
[Keywords: justice, crime, international and EU affairs]
L&RS Note: Combating Terrorism and the Potential Challenges posed by EU Directive 2017/541 ()
Published on 27 Jun 2018
L&RS Note: Article 41.2 of the Constitution: Women in the Home
This L&RS Note analyses gender inequality in Ireland and the history of Article 41.2 and considers recent proposals to repeal or amend the Article.
[Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities]
L&RS Note: Article 41.2 of the Constitution: Women in the Home ()
Published on 14 May 2018
L&RS Note: Cost Estimate - Waste Reduction Bill 2017 and related proposals
This L&RS Note provides a range of indicative cost estimates of proposals contained within the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (a Private Members’ Bill) and closely related proposals
[Keywords: environment, energy]
L&RS Note: Cost Estimate - Waste Reduction Bill 2017 and related proposals ()
Published on 7 Mar 2018
L&RS Note: Explaining the outcome of rejected referendums
This L&RS Note draws on published research and survey data to identify the key factors which explain the majority ‘no vote’ in proposals for constitutional change which have been rejected by the electorate since 1986
[Keywords: parliament, government]
L&RS Note: Explaining the outcome of rejected referendums ()
Published on 26 Feb 2018
L&RS Note: MiFID II - key provisions and implications
This L&RS Note examines some of the key provisions and implications of the EU’s second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (‘MiFID II’). MiFID II is a package of EU reforms aimed at enhancing transparency in the bloc’s financial market system and improving consumer confidence in the industry generally.
[Keywords: economy, finance, business, industry, EU, international]
Published on 14 Nov 2017
L&RS Note: Irish health expenditure: the comparative context
This Note describes a number of the most widely used indicators for measuring health spend.
[Keywords: health, economy, finance]
L&RS Note: Irish health expenditure: the comparative context ()
Published on 26 Oct 2017
L&RS Note: Income-contingent loan schemes for higher education
This L&RS Note examines income-contingent loan schemes as an option for the future funding of higher education in Ireland.
[Keywords: education, economy, finance]
L&RS Note: Income-contingent loan schemes for higher education ()
Published on 26 Oct 2017
L&RS Note: Brexit - Future Relationship between the UK and the EU
This L&RS Note examines the potential future relationship that may exist between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) following the decision by the UK to withdraw from the European Union.
[Keywords: EU, international]
L&RS Note: Brexit - Future Relationship between the UK and the EU ()
Published on 5 Oct 2017
L&RS Note: The opportunities of Brexit for Irish higher education
This L&RS Note examines the opportunities of Brexit for Irish higher education. This paper discusses the opportunity for Ireland to attract international talent to Irish third level institutions and to improve our performance in attracting competitive European research grants. [Keywords: education, EU, international]
L&RS Note: The opportunities of Brexit for Irish higher education ()
Published on 25 Aug 2017
L&RS Note: STEM in schools: the introduction of Coding and Computer science/ICT to the curriculum
The Programme for a Partnership Government (2016) commits to introducing a coding course for the Junior Cycle and introducing ICT/Computer Science as a Leaving Certificate subject. This Note considers the type of supports teachers and students may need in order for these subjects to succeed and reviews similar initiatives in other jurisdictions.
[Keywords: education, technology, research]
L&RS Note: STEM in schools: the introduction of Coding and Computer science/ICT to the curriculum ()
Published on 8 Jun 2017
L&RS Note: Pay-by-weight waste charges: worth the weight?
This Note provides a background to Irish and EU waste management law and policy regarding municipal waste, which includes household waste.
[Keywords: environment, energy, EU, international]
L&RS Note: Pay-by-weight waste charges: worth the weight? ()
Published on 16 May 2017
L&RS Note: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: how will it work?
A note examining the reforming legislation that is the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 [Keywords: health, people, communities]
L&RS Note: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: how will it work? ()
Published on 8 May 2017
L&RS Note: EU Law and Local Residency Requirements for Planning Permission
This Note provides an overview of issues decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case in Libert and Others v. Flemish Government and Others, referred to as ‘the Flemish Decree case’; and how discriminatory measures under Irish planning law may be affected by aspects of EU law that were considered in the case.
[Keywords: housing, planning, EU, international]
L&RS Note: EU Law and Local Residency Requirements for Planning Permission ()
Published on 28 Mar 2017
L&RS Note: FAQs on the triggering of Article 50
L&RS Note drafted in the context of the announcement that the UK Government intends to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) on 29th March 2017
[Keywords: EU, international]
Published on 7 Nov 2016
L&RS Note: The Irish language - a linguistic crisis?
A note on the situation of the Irish language from a national perspective, the special situation of the Gaeltacht and the socio-linguistic crisis unfolding there.
[Keywords: culture, sport]
Published on 5 Oct 2016
L&RS Note: Tax on sugar sweetened drinks
A note on the proposals for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks in Ireland, the policy context and some of the evidence on the effectiveness of such a tax.
[Keywords: health, economy, finance]
Published on 4 Oct 2016
L&RS Note: Minority Governments and Parliament
A note on minority governments in Ireland and other countries.
[Keywords: parliament, government]
Published on 10 May 2016
L&RS Note: Prayers in plenary and other religious services in parliaments
A note on practices concerning prayers at the beginning of plenary sessions and arrangements for holding other religious services in a selection of parliaments.
[Keywords: parliament, government, people, communities]
L&RS Note: Prayers in plenary and other religious services in parliaments ()
Published on 22 Mar 2016
L&RS Note: D’Hondt system for allocation of parliamentary positions
Note on how the D’Hondt system works, examples of where it is used and a description of how it is used in Northern Ireland for the allocation of ministries in the Executive and committee chairs in the Assembly.
[Keywords: parliament, government]
L&RS Note: D’Hondt system for allocation of parliamentary positions ()
Published on 28 Jan 2016
L&RS Note: Election Turnout in Ireland: measurement, trends and policy implications
A note discussing issues with the measurement of turnout, using data from the CSO on the voting age population, and presenting an overview of the trends in turnout at Irish general elections, local elections and referendums.
[Keywords: parliament, government]
L&RS Note: Election Turnout in Ireland: measurement, trends and policy implications ()