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25-April-2023

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Taxing Wages: Key findings for Ireland

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Ireland increased by 0.2 percentage points from 34.5% in 2021 to 34.7% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).

14-December-2022

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Ireland: Structural reforms are needed to ease long-term pressures on public finances

Ireland’s economy weathered the COVID-19 pandemic well, emerging with solid GDP growth and a strong fiscal position. Yet rising inflation and global economic uncertainty over Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine will dent the pace of the recovery, according to a new OECD report.

30-November-2022

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Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Ireland

The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in Ireland increased by 1.2 percentage points from 19.9% in 2020 to 21.1% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

5-October-2022

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Redesigning Ireland’s Transport for Net Zero - Towards Systems that Work for People and the Planet

Current mobility patterns in Ireland are incompatible with the country’s target to halve emissions in the transport sector by 2030. While important, electrification and fuel efficiency improvements in vehicles are insufficient to meet Ireland’s ambitious target: large behavioural change in the direction of sustainable modes and travel reductions are needed. Such changes will only be possible if policies can shift Irish transport systems away from car dependency. Building on the OECD process 'Systems Innovation for Net Zero' and extensive consultation with Irish stakeholders, this report assesses the potential of implemented and planned Irish policies to transform car-dependent systems. It identifies transformative policies that can help Ireland transition to sustainable transport systems that work for people and the planet. It also provides recommendations to scale up such transformative policies and refocus the electrification strategy so that it fosters, rather than hinders, transformational change.

22-September-2021

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Ireland urgently needs to build a better world of work for persons with disabilities, says OECD

Ireland should better engage with employers to increase hiring and keeping staff with disabilities while at the same time improve its passive disability benefit system, according to a new OECD report.

15-June-2021

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OECD Skills Outlook 2021: How does Ireland compare?

The Skills Outlook Country Profile details key indicators to assess the extent to which Ireland is able to provide strong foundations for lifelong learning; promote effective transitions into further education, training and the labour market and engage adults in learning. It also evaluates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult learning and the labour market.

19-May-2021

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Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for Ireland

Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption – 12.9 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.6 bottles of wine or 5.0 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and over. In addition, in Ireland, some population groups are at higher risk than others.

10-May-2021

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Ireland 2021

Ireland’s progress in delinking the economy from environmental pressures has been uneven in the last decade. Greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation and nutrient pollution rose with strong economic growth between the mid-2010s and the inception of the COVID‑19 pandemic. The country’s dispersed settlement pattern implies that roads are the dominant transport mode. Climate, circular economy and biodiversity policies have gained renewed impetus, with various ambitious policy initiatives and large public investment plans. These need to be swiftly implemented to alleviate the growing pressures from intensification of agricultural practices, demographic development, urban sprawl and road traffic. Encouraging businesses and households to take action is key. This requires providing consistent price signals for the use of energy and natural resources and for better managing travel demand, while taking into account affordability, employment impact and regional disparities. This is the third Environmental Performance Review of Ireland. It evaluates progress towards green growth and sustainable development, with a special chapter focusing on sustainable mobility and freight.

24-June-2020

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Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion - How does Ireland compare?

This note provides a comprehensive overview of the extent to which laws in Ireland and OECD countries ensure equal treatment of LGBTI people, and of the complementary policies that could help foster LGBTI inclusion.

20-May-2020

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OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Ireland 2020

The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts periodic reviews of the individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes of each DAC member are critically examined once every five to six years. DAC peer reviews assess the performance of a given member, not just that of its development co-operation agency, and examine both policy and implementation. They take an integrated, system-wide perspective on the development co-operation activities of the member under review and its approach to fragility, crisis and humanitarian assistance. Ireland is a strong voice for sustainable development. Quality partnerships with civil society, staunch support for multilateralism and good humanitarian donorship are hallmarks of its development co-operation. The vision and ambition of its 2019 international development policy, A Better World, requires Ireland to increase its official development assistance as planned, develop guidance and a new results management approach, and undertake strategic workforce planning.

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