Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O'Connor @natpolicy
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.
Some People Pay Much More Tax Than Others (ITI Report)
Nat O'Connor 20/09/2016
Nat O'Connor: The Irish Tax Institute (ITI) has just published Perspectives on Ireland's personal tax system, which will be discussed on RTÉ …
Replacing USC with 600% Property Tax is Not Likely
Nat O'Connor 25/08/2016
Nat O'Connor: Talk of a 600% increase in property tax is a catchy headline, but not realistic fiscal policy. However, it is useful if it gets people …
A New EFTA-EU Relationship Post-Brexit?
Nat O'Connor 08/07/2016
Nat O'Connor: Trying to imagine a “perfect” agreement for the UK to enjoy a stable, friendly and mutually beneficial trading relationship with …
Brexit Scenarios
Nat O'Connor 24/06/2016
Nat O'Connor: The UK exit from the European Union is a sad event, not least because it is highly unlikely to deliver better living conditions to …
A New Era for Housing Policy?
Nat O'Connor 24/05/2016
Nat O'Connor: Now that there is to be a Minister of Housing, Planning and Local Government, as well as a Minister of State for Housing and Urban …
Lifetime Community Rating and Inequality
Nat O'Connor 13/03/2016
Nat O'Connor: We are coming up to the first anniversary of Lifetime Community Rating (LCR) in private health insurance and it is timely to consider …
Tax Breaks Won't Solve Homelessness
Nat O'Connor 01/09/2015
Nat O'Connor: Some campaigners have called for tax breaks to help provide more housing for people who are homeless. The homelessness crisis is …
Does anyone have the vision to lead a housing revolution?
Nat O'Connor 20/08/2015
Nat O'Connor: While there is wide agreement that Ireland needs more housing supply, action is needed to encourage the right kind of supply based on a …
How to Pay for a Living Wage?
Nat O'Connor 07/07/2015
Nat O'Connor: A single person working full-time needs to earn €11.50 per hour to afford a minimum decent standard of living. This is a rise in the …
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