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Focused Policy Assessment of the Early Childhood Care and Education Higher Capitation Payment
The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Higher Capitation (HC) payment is a key Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) policy lever that encourages ECCE Programme service providers to hire experienced graduates as Programme Room Leaders, and aims, thereby, … Continue reading
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Focused Policy Assessment of Housing Adaptation Grants
As part of the reformed multi-annual budgetary framework, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government undertook a Focused Policy Assessment of the Housing Adaptation Grant (HAG) schemes. These schemes are aimed at assisting people to carry out works and … Continue reading
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The Use of Carbon Tax Funds in 2020
In Budget 2020, the Minister for Finance announced that the projected revenue raised by a €6 increase of the carbon tax in 2020 will be ring-fenced to protect those most exposed to higher fuel and energy costs, to support a … Continue reading
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Transport Trends 2019: An Overview of Ireland’s Transport Sector
Transport Trends seeks to provide a concise overview of the key developments that are evident from the latest Irish transport data. The publication is produced annually by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport’s Strategic Research and Analysis Division (SRA); … Continue reading
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