The cost of not investing in public services
In this blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn discusses the findings of a report into the state of the NHS in England. Last week the new Labour government released the findings of a report into the state of the NHS in England. To say that the headlines were bleak would be something of an...
Opening Statement – Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on the Overall Budgetary Package
NERI Submission by Tom McDonnell and Ciarán Nugent to the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight (18 September 2024). The discussion will be on ‘Views on the Overall Budgetary Package as set out in the Summer Economic Statement and Specific Issues to be addressed in the Budget’ - Committee on...
Budget 2025: Lets not repeat the mistakes of the past
In this blog, Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director gives the NERI views on the Overall Budgetary Package as set out in the Summer Economic Statement and specific issues to be addressed in Budget 2025. NERI are appearing before the Committee on Budgetary Oversight at 15:30 next Wednesday 18 September -...
The economy is at capacity – and Budgetary policy should reflect this
In this blog and its associated NERI Report Series No. 36, Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the current economic situation and the upcoming Budget 2025. The economy should remain strong Ireland’s labour market and its economy have never been stronger despite the damaging impact of the pandemic and the...
Presentations & video from The Budget 2025: NERI Post Budget analysis seminar
The Budget 2025: NERI Post Budget analysis seminar took place in the ICTU offices, 31/32 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, D01 YR92 on Wednesday 9 October 2024 from 15:30 - 16:45. Please find the presentations from Dr. Rory O'Farrell (TU Dublin), Ms. Susanne Rogers (Social Justice Ireland) and Mr. Michael...
NERI Seminar Series 2024: A Model of Basic Income for Ireland
The seminar titled 'A Model of Basic Income for Ireland' was presented by John Baker, Emeritus Professor in Equality Studies, UCD and Cllr. Dave Quinn, Social Democrats, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...
A New Funding Chapter for Northern Ireland: Needs-Based Mechanism
The UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive have agreed to implement a needs-based funding mechanism starting from the 2024-25 financial year. More specifically, from 2024-25, if the Northern Ireland Executive's un-ringfenced block grant funding per head falls below 124% relative to equivalent...
Northern Ireland Finance Committee: Budget 2024-25 scrutiny
External event contribution On 15th May Paul Mac Flynn, Co-director & Dr Lisa Wilson, Senior Economist gave evidence to the NI Finance Committee on budget 2024-25. Good afternoon, can we begin by thanking the Chair and the committee for the opportunity to speak with you today. The context in which budget 2024/25 was set was...
Northern Ireland’s Budget and Navigating Northern Ireland's Fiscal Challenges
This blog provides a short analytical commentary of the NI Budget announced on 25th April 2024, and makes the case for why a Programme for Government needs to be prioritised in efforts to achieve sustainable public finances. The difficulties in setting a budget were known long before yesterday. In...
21st Century Economic Security - We need income adequacy benchmarks
In this blog, NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses how income adequacy is a fundamental component of any decent society. Income adequacy is a fundamental component of any decent society and fundamental to economic security. For a variety of reasons, the market economy and labour market...