Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O'Connor @natpolicy
Nat O’Connor is lecturer in social policy in UCD’s School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice and part-time policy specialist at Age Action Ireland. Previously Director of TASC, Nat also led the research team in Dublin’s Homeless Agency.
He has taught politics and social policy since 1999. He has a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin and a MA in Political Science and Social Policy from the University of Dundee. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and chairperson of the Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA). You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy
Why Half of Irish People are Willing to Pay More Taxes
Nat O'Connor 26/01/2015
Nat O'Connor: Most people want Ireland to be more equal, and they want this to be achieved through boosting the minimum wage, capping high pay, …
Think again about the 'squeezed middle'
Nat O'Connor 15/01/2015
Nat O'Connor: Ireland's 'squeezed middle' has been defined by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, as those earning between €32,800 and …
The Issue is Income Adequacy not the Price of Water
Nat O'Connor 01/11/2014
Nat O'Connor: If ten families on a hillside got together and built their own water supply, and had to pay to monitor and treat every litre to keep it …
Why Cash Matters (Budget 2015)
Nat O'Connor 15/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: As a follow-up to my pre-Budget post on proportions, we can now look at the results of the announced USC and income tax changes. There …
Budget 2015 and Proportionality
Nat O'Connor 14/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: Without a doubt, some of the analysis of Budget 2015's income tax measures is going to focus on proportional change rather than …
Budget Rumours: An Equality Analysis
Nat O'Connor 13/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: Budget 2015 will be announced tomorrow, but there are enough rumours and unofficial announcements in this morning's headlines that some …
Deeply Misleading Irish Times Report of Budget Survey
Nat O'Connor 10/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: The Irish Times has given front-page headline coverage to the claim that "Voters want tax cuts over better public services" based on …
Hair of the Dog?
Nat O'Connor 09/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: If you read nothing else about the global forces that shape Ireland's economic future, you should read Michael O'Sullivan's essay in …
Responding to IBEC's Analysis of Taxation
Nat O'Connor 29/09/2014
Nat O'Connor: IBEC have claimed TASC's analysis of income tax is "factually incorrect and technically flawed" (report: Irish Independent). Having …
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