extra costs of living associated with disability in Ireland. We also derive estimates of the cost of disability for … Ireland is large, varies by severity of disability, and across household types. Overall our findings have important … implications for measures of poverty in Ireland. …

variation by household reference person characteristics for this indicator and a consistent poverty measure for Ireland, the UK … of Ireland's situation lies not in the overall levels of poverty per se but in the very high penalties associated with …In this paper we seek to put Irish poverty rates in a comparative European context. We do so in a context whereby the …

multidimensional approaches to poverty and social exclusion, increasing concerns about reliance on nationally based income poverty …. Contrary to the situation with national income poverty measures, levels of economic vulnerability vary systematically across … experience of poverty and social exclusion in an enlarged European Union. The most effective strategy may be to take more …

In this paper, using Ireland, where debt issues are of particular salience as a test case, we seek to understand the … extent to which the measures currently employed as national indicators of poverty and social exclusion succeed in capturing … ability increasing sharply as one moves from 'at risk of poverty' to consistent poverty and finally economic vulnerability …

In the mid 2000s Ireland experienced a large inflow of immigrants, partly in response to strong economic growth but … 2004 and 2007, the proportion of non-nationals living in Ireland almost doubled, increasing from 7.7 to 13.1 percent …. Between 2008 and 2009, Ireland experienced one of the most acute downturns in economic activity in the industrialised world …

regime and socio-economic differences in poverty levels and patterns and variation in the consequences of poverty for … economic stress can assist us in making informed choices between alternative poverty indicators. Poverty in the EU is normally … a country such as Ireland perform poorly in comparison with a number of the New Member States (NMS) despite enjoying …

This paper examines the determinants of household car ownership in Ireland, using longitudinal data for the period 1995 …-2001. This was a period of rapid economic and social change in Ireland, with the proportion of households with one or more cars … growing from 74.6 per cent to 80.8 per cent over the period. Understanding the determinants of household car ownership, a key …

This paper examines domestic energy use and appliance ownership in Ireland. Regression analyses on a large micro …-dataset reveal how household characteristics can help explain the ownership of energy using appliances. The location of the household …, the number of rooms and household income are important factors, as are certain characteristics of the highest earner in …

Energy usage and energy efficiency are of increasing concern in Ireland. Regression analyses on a large household micro …'. Statistically significant dwelling features include location, value and dwelling type, while household features such as income, age …