Public Affairs
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EU directives pipeline
Ten EU directives are due to be transposed into Irish law over the course of 2021, with deadlines ranging from…
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Funding the just transition
Political agreement was reached in December 2020 in the European Parliament and Council on the funding of the EU’s Just…
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Alan Kinsella and Irish Election Literature
Since 2009, the Irish Election Literature website has hosted a vast collection of material from elections, referenda, and other campaigns.…
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Kerins case: Lessons learned
An Oireachtas working group exploring the response to the Judgements of the Supreme Court in the Kerins Case has completed…
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Truce and treaty: 1921 centenaries
Conveniently, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic enabled the State to avoid exploring the complex legacies of centenaries from the revolutionary era…
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Parliamentary services: Responding to the challenges of the 33rd Dáil
While the function of parliamentary services has grown and developed, at its core it still fulfils a traditional role. Ciarán…
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Vaccine hesitancy
The effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland could be hampered by high levels of vaccine hesitancy, an Oireachtas report…
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Trade Union Desk
Each year, bogus self-employment in the construction sector continues to cost the State millions of euro in lost revenue. The…
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Political Platform
Emer Higgins is a first time TD having been elected to represent Dublin Mid-West in the 2020 general election. Previously,…
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2021 can be the year of faster and fairer climate action
I have lost count of how often over the years I have written the line “this year is a pivotal…
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