Internal Devaluation and the Irish Crisis

External event contribution
The European Trade Union Institute have published a policy inBrief by Tom McDonnell discussing the Irish economic crisis and its aftermath. You can find it here.

Opening Statement to the Budgetary Oversight Committee

External event contribution
The Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight commenced a series of pre budget hearings last week with contributions from DKM, NERI, the Irish Central Bank, and the ESRI. The hearings will continue this week with contributions from the Fiscal Council and from the European Commission and then next week...

Presentation to Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight

External event contribution
Tom McDonnell appeared before the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight on the 6th of September 2016. In his opening statement on the Economic and Fiscal Position in the Context of Budget 2017 he discussed the fiscal space and identified priorities for inclusive growth in Budget 2017. These...

The economic impact of precarious work

External event contribution
Slides on the extent of precarious work in the Republic of Ireland and evidence on the impact this type of work has on workers and the economy. Presentation made at UNITE's conference, Strategies to End Precariousness: The Case for Decent Work. Charts based on recent data from the OECD.

Presentation to TCD PPRG 090115

External event contribution
Presentation to the TCD Pensions Policy Research Group on 9th January 2015. This presentation was followed by an NERI Research inBrief which is available here.

Pensioners Income Distribution Charts

External event contribution
Larger version of the charts used in Collins, M.L. (2015) 'Where are Pensioners in the Income Distribution?' NERI Research in Brief no 18, Dublin, NERI. Available here.

Budget 2015 Some Perspectives

External event contribution
Some Prespectives on Budget 2015. A presentation to the Economics Society at UCD on Wednesday October 15th 2014.