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Single agency for child protection
The Child and Family Agency has been established following the approval of legislation by the Oireachtas. The agency, which is…
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Ireland’s way ahead An Tánaiste · Eamon Gilmore TD
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade answers eolas’ questions on our place in the world after the bail-out and…
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The value of social enterprise
Seamus Clancy, Director of Rehab Enterprises, highlights the significant social and economic benefits of developing social enterprises in Ireland, the…
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Community acceptance and the future of wind energy
Governments and developers have neglected the views of communities in the drive to increase onshore wind power, Professor Geraint Ellis…
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Improving services through IT
Frank O’Dea, Partner and Head of EY’s Performance Improvement Services, looks at how governments can use information technology as a…
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Small countries: delivery in times of austerity
Michael McKernan examines the four approaches to reform taken by six of Ireland’s closest counterparts within the OECD’s membership. A…
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Enhancing accountability
Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, sets out how a framework for the Civil…
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A radical agenda for improving public services
Sean Worth’s report on UK public sector reform sets out clear principles for opening up services to competition (and potential…
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Reforming local government
Peter Cheney reviews the plans to reshape councils and districts. Irish local government is preparing for its most significant overhaul…
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Take risks to create reform: Hayes
Good management and a willingness to take more risks will deliver reform, Minister of State Brian Hayes has told an…
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