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Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Annual Report 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Annual Report 2018 Annual Report 2018 | Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Contents: Chapter 1 The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 6 Functions of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 7 The Department’s Mission 7 Scale of The Department’s Business 7 Organisation of the Department 8 Chapter 2 2018 Performance 11 Economic and Employment Recovery Continues 12 Expenditure 2018 13 Key Activities 2018 14 Scheme Recipients 2018 15 Social Inclusion and Poverty 16 Poverty and Deprovation Rates by year 2007-2017 17 Impact of Social Transfers on the At Risk of Poverty Rate 17 Implementing Budget 2018 - €343m in additional expenditure 18 Increased Payments to Families and Children 18 Other Payments 18 Social Impact Assessment of Budget 2018 19 Budget 2019 Measures Announced 20 Award winning approach to customer engagement 21 Redundancy, Insolvency & Debt Recovery Activity in 2018 21 Moving Online 22 Chapter 3: Strategic Objectives and Review 24 The Department’s Strategic Objectives 2017 to 2020 25 Put the Client at the Centre of Policy and Service Delivery 26 Children and Families 27 Secondary Benefits 29 People of Working Age 31 Employment Supports 33 Illness, Disability and Carers 39 Incomes and Employment 43 Reaching out to Clients 45 Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction in 2018 50 Drive Cost, Efficiency and Effectiveness 51 Corporate Governance 51 Identity Management 52 Compliance and Anti-Fraud in 2018 53 Financial Management 55 Digital -
Officers of the Irish Defence Forces and Civilian Higher Education Since the 1960S
Socialisation, Role Theory, and Infrapolitics: Officers of the Irish Defence Forces and Civilian Higher Education since the 1960s Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy Trinity College Dublin November, 2020 Andrew Gerard Gibson Supervisor: Dr John Walsh Title: Socialisation, Role theory, and Infrapolitics: Officers of the Irish Defence Forces and Civilian Higher Education since the 1960s. Author: Andrew Gerard Gibson Abstract: The military profession has a long history, and its institutions of education have been central to the development of military officers. Questions about the higher education of officers became increasingly important in the wake of World War 2 and the changing nature of military authority and the roles that military officers would be expected to fill. In Ireland these changes became manifest in the advent of the decision in 1969 to send Army officers to university in University College Galway. Combining documentary and archival research with data generated through semi-structured interviews with 46 retired and serving officers, it adopts a conceptual frameworK of role theory combined with ideas from James C. Scott in a case study approach to examine the origins and effects of the USAC scheme for the civilian higher education of Irish military officers since 1969. It answers the question of how officers in the Defence Forces interacted with civilian higher education at undergraduate level, and how this influenced their socialisation, professional formation, and the implications of higher education for them as individuals and for their military role. Declaration I declare that this thesis has not been submitted as an exercise for a degree at this or any other university and it is entirely my own work. -
Irish Responses to Fascist Italy, 1919–1932 by Mark Phelan
Provided by the author(s) and NUI Galway in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite the published version when available. Title Irish responses to Fascist Italy, 1919-1932 Author(s) Phelan, Mark Publication Date 2013-01-07 Item record http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3401 Downloaded 2021-09-27T09:47:44Z Some rights reserved. For more information, please see the item record link above. Irish responses to Fascist Italy, 1919–1932 by Mark Phelan A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Supervisor: Prof. Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh Department of History School of Humanities National University of Ireland, Galway December 2012 ABSTRACT This project assesses the impact of the first fascist power, its ethos and propaganda, on key constituencies of opinion in the Irish Free State. Accordingly, it explores the attitudes, views and concerns expressed by members of religious organisations; prominent journalists and academics; government officials/supporters and other members of the political class in Ireland, including republican and labour activists. By contextualising the Irish response to Fascist Italy within the wider patterns of cultural, political and ecclesiastical life in the Free State, the project provides original insights into the configuration of ideology and social forces in post-independence Ireland. Structurally, the thesis begins with a two-chapter account of conflicting confessional responses to Italian Fascism, followed by an analysis of diplomatic intercourse between Ireland and Italy. Next, the thesis examines some controversial policies pursued by Cumann na nGaedheal, and assesses their links to similar Fascist initiatives. The penultimate chapter focuses upon the remarkably ambiguous attitude to Mussolini’s Italy demonstrated by early Fianna Fáil, whilst the final section recounts the intensely hostile response of the Irish labour movement, both to the Italian regime, and indeed to Mussolini’s Irish apologists. -
By James King B.A., Samford University, 2006 M.L.I.S., University
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES: ARCHIVAL APPROACHES TO CIVIL RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE AMERICAN SOUTH by James King B.A., Samford University, 2006 M.L.I.S., University of Alabama, 2007 M.A., Boston College, 2009 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of School of Computing and Information in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh 2018 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION This dissertation was presented by James King It was defended on November 16, 2017 and approved by Dr. Sheila Corrall, Professor, Library and Information Science Dr. Andrew Flinn, Reader in Archival Studies and Oral History, Information Studies, University College London Dr. Alison Langmead, Associate Professor, Library and Information Science Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Richard J. Cox, Professor, Library and Information Science ii Copyright © by James King 2018 iii THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES: ARCHIVAL APPROACHES TO CIVIL RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE AMERICAN SOUTH James King, PhD University of Pittsburgh, 2018 When police and counter-protesters broke up the first march of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in August 1968, activists sang the African American spiritual, “We Shall Overcome” before disbanding. The spiritual, so closely associated with the earlier civil rights struggle in the United States, was indicative of the historical and material links shared by the movements in Northern Ireland and the American South. While these bonds have been well documented within history and media studies, the relationship between these regions’ archived materials and contemporary struggles remains largely unexplored. While some artifacts from the movements—along with the oral histories and other materials that came later—remained firmly ensconced within the archive, others have been digitally reformatted or otherwise repurposed for a range of educational, judicial, and social projects. -
Annual Report 2014 Report Annual Government of Ireland 2015
ISSN 2009-4140 Annual Report 2014 Report Annual Government of Ireland 2015 2 CCoonntteennttss FOREWORD & INTRODUCTION 4 CHAPTER 1 The Department – Its Business & Organisation 7 CHAPTER 2 2014 In Context 18 CHAPTER 3 Department Services & Policies Objective 1 – Put the client at the centre of services and policies 26 CHAPTER 4 Efficiency and Effectiveness Objective 2 – Drive cost efficiencies and effectiveness 40 CHAPTER 5 Operational Capabilities Objective 3 – Develop staff, structures and processes 46 APPENDICES 55 2014 Report Annual 3 foreword & 2014 Report Annual introduction 4 FFoorreewwoorrdd The transformation of the support them on a sustainable pathway to Department of Social employment. The model was operational throughout Protection into an active and 2014 and almost 700 young jobseekers engaged in the engaged public employment process. The findings of the pilot will be evaluated in service, focused on getting 2015. people back to work continued apace in 2014. Throughout 2014, the Department continued to assist There were a number of key working families in meaningful ways. A crucial developments towards element of the Pathways to Work strategy is ensuring achieving that goal, including that work always pays, thereby preventing long-term the Government’s appointment of Kevin Humphreys dependency on welfare. Importantly, provision for the T.D. as Minister of State at the Department, with Family Income Supplement Scheme was increased in special responsibility for Employment, Community and 2014, supporting the evidence that people are better Social Support. Minister Humphreys joined the off in work. Family Income Supplement acts as a Department in July 2014 and has been actively stepping stone for recipients as they gain a firm progressing the Department’s strategies since then. -
Five Days in Labour Party History by Brendan
SNAPSHOTS: FIVE DAYS IN LABOUR PARTY HISTORY Essays originally published in The Irish Times, 1978 By Brendan Halligan 1 SNAPSHOTS: FIVE DAYS OF LABOUR PARTY HISTORY By Brendan Halligan Essays originally published in The Irish Times, 1978 1. The Triumph of the Green Flag: Friday, 1 November 1918 2. The Day Labour almost came to Power: Tuesday, 16 August 1927 3. Why Labout Put DeValera in Power: 9 March 1932 4. Giving the Kiss of Life to Fine Gael: Wednesday, 18 February 1948 5. The Day the Party Died: Sunday, 13th December 1970 2 No. 1 The Triumph of the Green Flag: Friday, 1 November 1918 William O’Brien Fifteen hundred delegates jammed the Mansion House. It was a congress unprecedented in the history of the Labour Movement in Ireland. Or, in the mind of one Labour leader, in the history of the Labour movement in any country in Europe. The euphoria was forgivable. The Special Conference of the Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress (to give it its full name) was truly impressive, both in terms of its size and the vehemence with which it opposed the conscription a British government was about to impose on Ireland. But it was nothing compared to what happened four days later. Responding to the resolution passed by the Conference, Irish workers brought the economic life of the country to a standstill. It was the first General Strike in Ireland. Its success was total, except for Belfast. Nothing moved. Factories and shops were closed. No newspapers were printed. Even the pubs were shut. -
Foyle Heritage Audit NI Core Document
Table of Contents Executive Summary i 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose of Study ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of the Audit ......................................................................................... 2 1.3 Project Team ......................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Study Area ............................................................................................................. 5 1.5 Divisions ................................................................................................................ 6 2 Audit Methodology .......................................................................................8 2.1 Identification of Sources ....................................................................................... 8 2.2 Pilot Study Area..................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Selection & Organisation of Data .......................................................................... 9 2.4 Asset Data Sheets ............................................................................................... 11 2.5 Consultation & Establishment of Significance .................................................... 11 2.6 Public Presentation ............................................................................................ -
Adjusting to Partition: from Irredentism to "Consent" in Twentieth- Century Ireland
CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Queen's University Research Portal Adjusting to partition: from irredentism to "consent" in twentieth- century Ireland Coakley, J. (2017). Adjusting to partition: from irredentism to "consent" in twentieth-century Ireland. DOI: 10.1080/09670882.2017.1286079 Published in: Irish Studies Review Document Version: Peer reviewed version Queen's University Belfast - Research Portal: Link to publication record in Queen's University Belfast Research Portal Publisher rights © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Queen's University Belfast Research Portal is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The Research Portal is Queen's institutional repository that provides access to Queen's research output. Every effort has been made to ensure that content in the Research Portal does not infringe any person's rights, or applicable UK laws. If you discover content in the Research Portal that you believe breaches copyright or violates any law, please contact [email protected]. Download date:09. Sep. 2018 ADJUSTING TO PARTITION: FROM IRREDENTISM TO “CONSENT” IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND John Coakley School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin Published in Irish Studies Review, 10 Feb. -
Spatiotemporal Chronology of Bloody Sunday Commemorative Activity, 1972–2009
Spatiotemporal Chronology of Bloody Sunday Commemorative Activity, 1972–2009 Source: Brian Conway, Commeration and Bloody Sunday: Pathways of Memory, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 1972 1985 1994 Ms Bernadette McAliskey delivers first annual BSJC Memorial lecture. 2000 March proceeds to Guildhall instead of Free Derry Corner. 27 February DWAC hold march along original route of Bloody Sunday march. 27 January American Red Indians participate in march and rally. Bloody Sunday Commemoration “March for Peace” chosen as theme of annual commemorative march. Service at Bloody Sunday Memorial attended by Bishop of Derry, Dr Seamus Hegarty, February Galway music group, Dinkeas, release song entitled ‘The Derry Massacre’. Committee organizes commemorative events. 28 January Forum on “Just Peace”. SDLP, and SF Assembly members. 27 January Relatives of Bloody Sunday dead placed wreaths at the memorial and recited a Commemorative garden added to Rossville Street memorial. 1973 decade of the Rosary. 1995 30 January Commemorative march changes traditional route and continues on to the Guildhall 27 January DCRA all-night vigil at Free Derry Corner. 22 January Motion tabled at Derry City Council for Bloody Sunday commemorative plaque to be 28 January Unionist/Loyalist Perspectives on the Peace Process discussion forum held in Bogside. Square, Derry city centre. 28 January New record entitled ‘London’s Derry’ is released by music group, Blackthorn. erected in the Guildhall. Free Derry Corner undergoes landscaping and rally takes place on the fringes of it. 28 January Requiem Mass at St Mary’s Church, Creggan. 1996 Third annual Bloody Sunday weekend commemoration. 29 January Discussion forum in Workhouse Museum, Waterside, on meaning of Bloody Sunday Inter-denominational service at Rossville Street. -
Population Change and Social Inclusion Study Derry/Londonderry
Population Change and Social Inclusion Study Derry/Londonderry 2005 Peter Shirlow Brian Graham Amanda McMullan Brendan Murtagh Gillian Robinson Neil Southern Contents Page Introduction I.1 Aim of project I.2 Derry/Londonderry I.3 Objectives of the research and structure of the project Chapter One Cultural and Political Change and the Protestant Community of Derry/Londonderry 1.1 Alienation, marginalisation and the Protestant community 1.2 The dimensions to Protestant alienation within Derry/Londonderry 1.3 Project methodology Chapter Two Population Trends in Derry/Londonderry, 1991-2001 2.1 Context 2.2 Changing demographic trends in DDCA, 1991-2001 2.3 The spatial pattern of segregation in DDCA 2.4 Conclusion Chapter Three Questionnaire Survey Findings 3.1 Characteristics of the respondents 3.2 Housing and segregation 3.3 Identity and politics 3.4 Community relations, peace building and political change 3.5 Living and working in Derry/Londonderry 3.6 Conclusion and summary Chapter Four Perspectives on Place, Politics and Culture 4.1 Focus group methodology 4.2 Participatory responses by Protestants 4.3 Evidence of alienation among Protestants 4.4 Nationalist and Republican responses 4.5 Thinking about the future 2 Chapter Five Section A Protestant Alienation in Derry/Londonderry: A Policy Response 5.1 Social housing, identity and place 5.2 Neighbourhood renewal and the Waterside community 5.3 Derry City Council and community interventions 5.4 The Local Strategy Partnership and the Shared City Initiative 5.5 Local Community Fund 5.6 Conclusions -
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Index Galway City, 340, 342–344 • A • Iveragh Peninsula, 284–285 AARP, 84 Killarney, 273, 275–276 Abbey Bed & Breakfast, 404 Kinsale, 257–260 Abbey House, 226 Limerick City, 312–313 Abbey Theatre, 165 North Antrim, 433–434 Abby Taxis, 340 prices of, 80–81 ABC Guesthouse, 116 Ring of Kerry, 284–285 Abocurragh Farm Guesthouse, 412 Tralee, 294–296 Accessible Journeys, 85 types, 76–80 accommodations West County Cork, 257–260 Adare, 312–313 Ace Cabs, 379 Aran Islands, 356 Achill Island, 374–375 Belfast, 421, 423–424 Adare, 310–318 best of, 13–15 Adare Heritage Centre and booking, 76–82 Desmond Castle, 316 budget planning for, 55 Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort, caravans, 80 312–313 Connemara, 358–361 Adelphi Portrush hotel, 433 Cork City, 241–243 Aer Arann, 355, 372, 379, 403 cost cutting, 57 Aer Lingus, 64, 67, 340, 456 County Clare, 321–324 Aghadoe Heights hotel, 273 County Derry, 404, 406, 408 Aherne’s restaurant, 243 County Donegal, 392–394 Ailwee Cave, 330–331 County Down, 441–442 Air Canada, 64, 456 County Fermanagh, 412–413 air travel. See also specific locations County Kildare, 193 airfare, getting best deal, 64–65 County Kilkenny, 226–227 airlines, 64, 456 County Louth, 170–171 airports, 63–64. See also specific County Mayo, 372–373 airports County Meath, 170–171 budget planning for, 55 County Sligo,COPYRIGHTED 379–380, 382 security, MATERIAL 97–98 County Tipperary, 220–221 AirCoach, 102 County Tyrone, 412–413 Airfarewatchdog (Web site), 65 County Waterford, 212–214 Alamo, 456 County Wexford, 202–203 Albert Memorial Clock, 429 County -
Sins of the Father by Conor Mc Cabe
Sins of the Father 8693 Sins.indd 1 21/04/2011 12:27 8693 Sins.indd 2 21/04/2011 12:27 Sins of the Father TRACING THE DECISIONS THAT SHAPED THE IRISH ECONOMY Conor MCCabe 8693 Sins.indd 3 21/04/2011 12:27 First published 2011 The History Press Ireland 119 Lower Baggot Street Dublin 2 Ireland www.thehistorypress.ie © Conor McCabe, 2011 The right of Conor McCabe to be identified as the Author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the Publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. isbn 978 1 84588 693 6 Typesetting and origination by The History Press Printed in Great Britain 8693 Sins.indd 4 21/04/2011 12:27 Contents Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 1 Housing 13 2 Agriculture 57 3 Industry 87 4 Finance 125 5 From Bank Guarantee to Bailout 153 Conclusion 191 Notes 197 Bibliography 211 Index 217 8693 Sins.indd 5 21/04/2011 12:27 8693 Sins.indd 6 21/04/2011 12:27 Acknowledgements Special thanks to: Donagh Brennan; my nephews Kevin and Jack Cleary; John Cleary; Ronan Colgan and the staff at History Press Ireland; Rudi Deda; Ciarán Finnegan; Daithí Flynn; Colm Hall; Dr.