128 publications filtered by people communities
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Published on 17 Jul 2018
Bill Digest: Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018
Analysis of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Bill 75 of 2018) [Keywords: health, people, communities, parliament, government]
Bill Digest: Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018 ()
Published on 17 Jul 2018
Bill Digest: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018
Analysis of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 (76 of 2018) [Keywords: economy, finance, parliament, government, people, communities]
Bill Digest: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 ()
Published on 12 Jul 2018
Bill Digest: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018
Analysis of the Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 (Bill 66 of 2018)
[Keywords: health, people, communities]
Bill Digest: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 ()
Published on 5 Jul 2018
Research Matters quarterly, no. 2
An update on areas of research being undertaken by the L&RS and the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) [Keywords: people, communities, health, parliament, government, environment, energy]
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 12 Jan 2018
Spotlight: Home Care for Older People - Seven Policy Challenges
This Spotlight provides an overview of the operation of the home care sector in Ireland and identifies a number of current policy and legislative challenges.
[Keywords: health, people, communities, social protection]
Spotlight: Home Care for Older People - Seven Policy Challenges ()
Published on 21 Sep 2017
National Risk Assessment 2017
L&RS infographic on the national risk assessment 2017, overview of strategic risks [Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities, environment, energy]
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 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 28 Sep 2015
Spotlight: Choosing segregation? The implications of school choice
School choice and how education policy can be used to make schools more inclusive; the effects of school choice on segregation; and the policy of divestment in this context.
[Keywords: education, people, communities]
Spotlight: Choosing segregation? The implications of school choice ()
Published on 3 Oct 2014
Spotlight: Mortgage Arrears - Level and Resolution
Spotlight on the extent of mortgage arrears in Ireland as well as the various processes in place to help resolve the crisis.
[Keywords: people, communities, economy, finance]
Published on 18 Jul 2014
Spotlight: Higher education in Ireland - for economy and society?
Overview of higher education in Ireland in the context of ongoing and proposed reforms of the sector.
[Keywords: education, economy, finance, people, communities]
Spotlight: Higher education in Ireland - for economy and society? ()
Published on 5 Dec 2013
Spotlight: Responding to Youth Unemployment in Europe
The extent of youth unemployment across Europe and its effects; the evidence regarding policy responses across Europe; the key messages from the research regarding the path forward.
[Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities, EU, international]
Published on 9 May 2013
Spotlight: Surrogacy, parentage, and citizenship - Ireland in the wider world
Spotlight on surrogacy; legal parentage and citizenship for children born through international surrogacy agreements.
[Keywords: health, people, communities, EU, international]
Spotlight: Surrogacy, parentage, and citizenship - Ireland in the wider world ()
Published on 31 Oct 2012
Spotlight: Community Policing in Ireland
This Spotlight clarifies the existing position on community policing in Ireland. It examines relevant legislative and policy developments and the initiatives and schemes which have been put in place. [Keywords: justice, crime, people, communities]
Published on 30 Sep 2012
Spotlight: Prostitution Regulation in Ireland - Which Way Now?
This Spotlight is intended to give an overview of the approaches to regulating prostitution taken in Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand. [Keywords: justice, crime, people, communities]
Spotlight: Prostitution Regulation in Ireland - Which Way Now? ()
Published on 30 Apr 2012
Spotlight: Early Childhood Education and Care
This Spotlight examines the new programme of early childhood care and education in the Irish and international context. [Keywords: people, communities, education]
Published on 29 Feb 2012
Spotlight: Well-being - Promoting Mental Health in Schools
This Spotlight is intended to give Members an overview of approaches and examples of early interventions both here and internationally and outline what is considered best practice in the design of youth mental health programmes. [Keywords: health, education, people, communities]
Spotlight: Well-being - Promoting Mental Health in Schools ()
Published on 31 Jul 2011
Spotlight: Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and the Economic Crisis - Where Now?
This Spotlight examines the pressures facing trade unions and the implications for policymakers and legislators in the decentralised collective bargaining context of 2011 [Keywords: economy, finance, parliament, government, people, communities]
Spotlight: Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and the Economic Crisis - Where Now? ()
Published on 30 Jun 2011
Spotlight: Social Regeneration - Beyond Bricks and Mortar
This Spotlight looks at the use of Area-based initiatives (ABIs) for social regeneration and considers arguments for and against the use of ABIs [Keywords: housing, planning, people, communities]
Spotlight: Social Regeneration - Beyond Bricks and Mortar ()
Published on 31 May 2011
Spotlight: Credit Union Regulation
This Spotlight provides an overview of credit unions in Ireland and focuses on their regulation [Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities]
Published on 26 May 2010
Spotlight: Debt Part 3 - The Imprisonment of Civil Debtors
This Spotlight explores the consequnces of the fact that debtors unable to meet their financial obligations still face the risk of imprisonment where they default on a court instalment order [Keywords: economy, finance, justice, crime, people, communities]
Spotlight: Debt Part 3 - The Imprisonment of Civil Debtors ()
Published on 27 Apr 2010
Spotlight: Debt Part 2 - Personal Debt and Consequences
This Spotlight focuses on levels of personal debt in Ireland as distinguished from mortgage related debt. The Spotlight focuses on rates of over-indebtedness and the consequences, including bankruptcy and likely social impacts [Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities]
Published on 24 Mar 2010
Spotlight: Debt Part 1 - Mortgage Debt
This Spotlight looks at the numbers experiencing problems with mortgages and what can be done to help individuals struggling with mortgage repayments [Keywords: economy, finance, housing, planning, people, communities]
Published on 21 Dec 2009
Spotlight: Alcohol Consumption and Tackling Misuse
This Spotlight looks at trends in alcohol consumption in Ireland and assesses the value of alcohol from an economic perspective [Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities, health]
Published on 30 Nov 2009
Spotlight: Broadband
This Spotlight looks at the economic rationale for widespread broadband provision and discusses the provision of broadband in Ireland [Keywords: economy, finance, people, communities]
Published on 11 Apr 2008
Spotlight: Understanding the Challenges of Immigration for Education Provision
This Spotlight aims to present some of the key challenges that immigration raises for education provision [Keywords: people, communities, education]
Spotlight: Understanding the Challenges of Immigration for Education Provision ()
Published on 30 Apr 2007
Spotlight: Lone Parents in the Social Welfare System
This Spotlights looks at income supports for lone parents [Keywords: people, communities]