NESC Projects

The current NESC Work Programme will run for the three year period 2007-2010.

THE FIRST PHASE OF COUNCIL WORK:

The Council will undertake three studies to develop the economic, social and environmental analysis set out in NESC Strategy 2006: People, Productivity and Purpose:

1. An Economic Report (Completed June 2008 NESC Report No. 117 The Irish Economy in the Early 21st Century)

2. A Social Report (Completed October 2009 NESC Report No. 119 Well-Being Matters: A Social Report for Ireland)

3. Climate Change and Sustainable Energy

As well as studies on:

4. European Union

5. Child Income Supports (Completed December 2007, NESC Research Series No. 6 Ireland's Child Income Supports: The Case for a New Form of Targeting)

THE SECOND PHASE OF COUNCIL WORK:

This later phase of work will further explore key themes identified by the Council in its recent reports:

6. Standards and Accountability in Human Services in Ireland

7. Innovation: Widening and Deepening Ireland's Innovation Policies in the Context of Globalisation

8. Quality and Inclusion in First-time Education