Category: Democratic accountability
Leave no trace? How to combat off the record government
Nuala Haughey 13/12/2016
When we think of government record keeping it often conjures up images of dusty archives stuffed with crumbling paper documents. While historical …
Should judges be required to publicly declare their interests?
Nuala Haughey 15/11/2016
Should judges should be obliged to make annual declarations of interests – such as property, gifts, land, and shares – in much the same way as …
Insider lobbying and transparency - the hidden influence of expert and advisory groups
Nuala Haughey 18/10/2016
Nuala Haughey: After a full year in operation, the legislation behind Ireland’s lobbying transparency regime is being reviewed by the Department of …
The “Sharing” Economy is based on a Fissured Workplace
Paul Sweeney 10/08/2016
Paul Sweeney: Uber and Airbnb are not the Sharing Economy. Instead, they represent a rapid increase in the “Fissured Workplace”. This …
Teething pains of lobbying transparency register
Nuala Haughey 29/06/2016
Nuala Haughey: The first official report on the workings of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 offers important insights into how the new …
The Benefits of the Benefacts database
Nuala Haughey 18/05/2016
Nuala Haughey: A new database of information about some 18,000 non-profit organisations in Ireland will no doubt contribute to the drive for more …
Thomas Piketty in The Financial Times and Tax Transparency
Nat O'Connor 26/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: It's an old stereotype that you can tell who are the serious left-wing economists by whether or not they read The Financial Times. The …
Tax transparency: a step change or climate change?
18/06/2013
The OECD has another new report out today on tax transparency, this time to tie in to the G8 meeting in Enniskillen. Formally, this report was …
Ethics and regulation: complements, not alternatives
15/05/2013
Last week former Taoiseach and President of IFSC Ireland, John Bruton, said that the banking industry needed "to focus on ethics rather than …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …