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Published on 1 May 2024
Briefing Paper: Access to Cash Bill
This paper analyses the General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill and examines the current situation regarding access to cash in Ireland and internationally. [Keywords:Economy and finance, Business and Industry, People and Communities]
Published on 11 Oct 2023
Comparative social welfare rates across the EU in the context of Temporary Protection
This paper provides background and data on comparative social welfare rates of payment across EU States in respect of unemployment and old age pension. It also provides further context of the relationship between social welfare payments and those seeking refuge under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive, activated on March 4, 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine.
Comparative social welfare rates across the EU in the context of Temporary Protection ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Briefing Paper, Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022
This Briefing paper sets out the amendments to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 proposed by the Government in the General Scheme and sets them in the context of issues raised in the most recent statutory review of the Act (2020) and in Private Members’ Bills recently approved by the Dáil, and the Committee hearings and report on the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020
Briefing Paper, Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 15 Mar 2022
PMB Briefing Paper (pre-hearing and stakeholder suggestion paper) Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2020
This Briefing paper examines the policy intentions, the legislative context and the arguments in favour of and against the proposals in the Regulation of Lobbying (amendment) Bill 2020.
Published on 11 May 2021
Briefing Paper: Proposals for Affordable Housing
This paper provides an analysis of Proposals for Affordable Housing put forward in the General Scheme of the Bill published on 20 January 2021. [Keywords: Housing and planning]
Published on 31 Mar 2021
Spotlight: eHealth in Ireland: Social and Ethical Values in Irish Policy on eHealth
This Spotlight examines the social and ethical implications of eHealth (electronic health) technologies, that use ICT for health-related issues and lifestyle habits that impact health. The Spotlight looks at social and ethical issues for policy makers to consider in this fast-developing field. [Keywords: Health, Technology and research]
Spotlight: eHealth in Ireland: Social and Ethical Values in Irish Policy on eHealth ()
Published on 22 Jul 2020
Economic Indicators: May 2020
Monthly L&RS statistical dashboard infographic profiling the Irish economy and tracking the impact of Covid-19 on the public finances and unemployment. [Keywords: Economy and finance, Health, People and communities]
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? ()