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Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Irelandpdf,182Kb,English | View long abstract 16-Sep-2009 The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that Ireland's unemployment rate is likely to rise further in coming months, and could even approach 15% by the end of 2010 if the recovery fails to gain momentum. Related documents: |
Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Ireland Comparepdf,111Kb,English | View long abstract 01-Jul-2009 Total health spending accounted for 7.5% of GDP in Ireland in 2007, almost 1 ½ percentage point lower than the average of 8.9% across OECD countries. Related documents: |
Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Irelandpdf,429Kb,English | View long abstract 23-Jun-2009 Ireland’s private pension funds have been heavily hit by the financial crisis, with real losses of 37.5% in 2008... More than 30% of Ireland’s pensioners live in poverty (on international measures)... Related documents: |
Activation policies in Ireland (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 75, 2009)English | View long abstract 02-Mar-2009 Daivid Grubb, Shruti Singh and Peter Tergeist This report examines the performance of the Public Employment Service (PES) and the effectiveness of the activation strategies in Ireland |
Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the NetherlandsEnglish | View long abstract 12-Dec-2008 This third report in the OECD series Sickness, Disability and Work looks specifically at the cases of Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands, and highlights the roles of institutions and policies. Also available:Related documents: |
Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): John Martin Speech in Irelandpdf,116Kb,English | View long abstract 21-Nov-2008 Mr John Martin's speech in Ireland for the release of the "Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers" publication Related documents: |
Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): Ireland Country Notepdf,86Kb,English | View long abstract 21-Nov-2008 Ireland should turn the Training and Employment Authority FÁS into a one-stop-shop for employment programmes for people with disability and streamline its fragmented benefit system, according to a new OECD report. Related documents: |
OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systemsEnglish | View long abstract 20-Nov-2008 OECD governments should continue reforming their sickness and disability systems and help people with health problems to retain their jobs or find new ones, according to a new OECD report. Also available: |
Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Ireland compared to OECD averageEnglish | View long abstract 21-Nov-2007 Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap. Related documents: |
Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2006: IRELANDpdf,160Kb,English | View long abstract 26-Jun-2006 Total health spending accounted for 7.1% of GDP in Ireland in 2004, some way below the latest available average of 8.9% across OECD countries. Related documents: |
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