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NESC publishes Council Report 141: Ireland’s Private Rental Sector: Pathways to Secure Occupancy and Affordable Supply

13 May 2015
Type: Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE ‘‘Making rental affordable and attractive needs more than one policy approach’’ Ireland’s rental sector is under enormous pressure. The impact is being felt by individuals and families renting and it is now becoming a threat to Ireland’s competitiveness and job creation. The sector needs a new vision and strategy if it is to…

NESC publishes Council Report 140: Homeownership and Rental: What Road is Ireland On?

3 December 2014
Type: Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE ‘Homeownership and Rental: What Road is Ireland On?’ Hard choices are ahead, if Ireland is to meet the housing needs of its population in a sustainable and affordable way. A new report from the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) shows that certain groups will struggle to achieve homeownership—those on low incomes, single…

NESC publishes Report 139: Wind Energy in Ireland: Building Community Engagement and Social Support

4 July 2014
Type: Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE Wind Energy in Ireland: Building Community Engagement and Social Support ‘The social aspects of wind energy development are now essential in Ireland, as across Europe’ said Rory O’Donnell Director of NESC at today’s launch of their report on the key issues surrounding social support for wind energy. Drawing on commissioned research—which looked at…

NESC publishes Report 138: Social Housing at the Crossroads

19 June 2014
Type: Press Releases

‘Social Housing at the Crossroads’ Ambitious action is required, if Ireland is to have a more cost-effective and stable housing system. A new report from the National Economic and Social Council argues that social housing is ‘at the crossroads’, with many people on low incomes now confronting an extremely difficult housing situation. This is evident…

NESC publishes Report 137: Jobless Households: An Exploration of the Issues

19 June 2014
Type: Press Releases

Ireland’s High Level of Jobless Households NESC publishes a report ‘Jobless Households: An Exploration of the Issues’ examining why Ireland has a high level of jobless households Ireland has a high level of households where no-one is working or has very limited access to work. Nearly one quarter of households in Ireland can be described…

NESC publishes Report 136: Ireland’s Environmental Data: Inventory, Assessment and Next Steps.

1 April 2014
Type: Press Releases

A Probing Look at Ireland’s Environmental Data Today NESC launches an exploratory study which catalogues and discusses environmental data and indicators in Ireland– ‘Ireland’s Environmental Data: Inventory, Assessment and Next Steps’. In publishing the research study, the Council makes a number of observations and poses questions for discussion among those interested in environmental policy and…

NESC Publishes Council Report 135: Ireland’s Five-Part Crisis, Five Years On: Deepening Reform and Institutional Innovation

11 July 2013
Type: Press Releases

Dublin, Ireland Ireland’s Five Part Crisis, Five Years On Ireland needs deeper reform and further institutional innovation if progress to date is to lead to stronger economic recovery. This is a key conclusion of this NESC report on Ireland’s Five Part Crisis, Five Years On. The report identifies the need to integrate and balance three…

NESC Publishes Council Report 134: The Social Dimensions of the Crisis: The Evidence and its Implications

14 May 2013
Type: Press Releases

Dublin, Ireland The Social Dimensions of the Economic Crisis The greatest social impact of the economic crisis in Ireland has been the large and sustained increase in unemployment, and in particular, an increase in the number of households where no-one has a job. This is the conclusion of a National Economic and Social Council (NESC)…

NESC Publishes Council Report 133: Achieving Quality in Ireland’s Human Services – A Synthesis Report

21 November 2012
Type: Press Releases

NESC publishes eighth report in series which reviews quality in our public services Achieving Quality in Our Public Services In recent years, there has been a ‘silent revolution’ in the regulation of many of our public services, for example, through HIQA and others. ‘There is now greater attention to the quality of services, and the…

NESC publishes Council Report 132: Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Disability Services

30 October 2012
Topic: Disability
Type: Press Releases

NESC publishes seventh report in series which reviews quality in our public services Today NESC launches its 7th report on quality in public services, Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Disability Services. The report reviews existing regulation and quality processes in Ireland’s disability services, drawing on interviews with a range of stakeholders. With formal regulation…