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The Cost of Disability - Conference

02/09/2014

Inclusion Ireland are holding a conference on the Cost of Disability on Thursday, 25th September 2014, at the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The …

Budget 2015 and Tax Cuts

Nat O'Connor 25/08/2014

Nat O'Connor: Minister for State, Simon Harris, has joined the chorus calling for income tax cuts. His argument, as reported in The Irish Times, is …

The Inequality Debate

Cormac Staunton 28/07/2014

Cormac Staunton: The ESRI today released a Research Note on The Distribution of Income and the Public Finances. It adds to the growing debate on …

Global Open Government Partnership offers a new platform for reformers

Nuala Haughey 23/07/2014

Nuala Haughey: Ireland today published its first National Action Plan as part of the global Open Government Partnership (OGP). The two year plan …

New MA in Sociology: Work, Labour Markets and Employment

21/07/2014

NUI Maynooth has launched a new MA in Sociology: Work, Labour Markets and Employment, which is now accepting applications for September 2014. Full …

Juncker's New Start for Europe

Nat O'Connor 18/07/2014

Nat O'Connor:On 15 July, Jean-Claude Juncker was elected President of the European Commission. As part of securing votes from the S&D grouping …

Promoting growth and job creation through investment

Cormac Staunton 18/07/2014

Cormac Staunton: Taxes have both positive and negative effects on the economy and job creation. However, discussions of ‘tax cuts’ often focus on …

Only One in Six Pay The 41% Higher Income Tax Rate

Nat O'Connor 15/07/2014

Nat O'Connor: Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, has confirmed TASC's analysis that few people would benefit from changes to the higher income tax …

Government Priorities, Jobs and Taxation

Nat O'Connor 14/07/2014

Nat O'Connor: Jobs has (rightly) emerged as the number one priority for the Government for the remainder of its term in office (Link: Statement of …

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