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.
TASC Budget 2014 Analysis and Proposals
Nat O'Connor 05/09/2013
Nat O'Connor: TASC today launched our Budget 2014 analysis and proposals, 'Choosing an Equitable Route to Recovery'. The full report is available …
Jail the Anglo Bankers?
Nat O'Connor 16/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: In the wake of the Anglo Tapes, it was not surprising to see a poster on a lamp post today stating "Jail the Anglo Bankers". As well as …
Prostituting Irish Citizenship
Nat O'Connor 15/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: Up until 1996, under the so-called "Passports for Investment" scheme, a wealthy investor could gain Irish citizenship as part of a deal …
Emerging characteristics of an Enabling State
Nat O'Connor 11/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: Carnegie UK Trust have been organising a series of discussions around the UK, and one in Dublin, about their idea of the 'Enabling …
A New Industrial Strategy for Ireland?
Nat O'Connor 04/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: From the global clamp-down on corporate tax avoidance, the failure of the EU to co-ordinate a jobs-rich recovery strategy and the …
The Scale of Youth Unemployment
Nat O'Connor 04/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: Ireland's economy is contracting again, unemployment is at 13.6 per cent and over 60,000 people emigrated over the last two years (net …
TASC Launches Equality-Proofed Water Charging Proposals
Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013
Nat O'Connor: We just launched our proposals for a more equitable model of water charging. The equitable model would involve 'water credits' as a …
Life Satisfaction and Wellbeing
Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013
Nat O'Connor: The Irish have reported a high level of "life satisfaction" in the OCED's latest Better Life Index. Yet, as pointed out by Richard …
Ireland's Secret Deficit
Nat O'Connor 24/05/2013
Nat O'Connor: Reports about the deficit in the public finances are not as clear as they could be. For example, The Irish Times (2nd May) reports that …
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Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …