News & Events

• NESC publishes Council Report 129: Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland:The School System and NESC Secretariat Paper (02): Understanding PISA and What it tells us about Educational Standards in Ireland

  • 2 October 2012
  • Type: Press Releases

  Achieving Quality in the School System  In its report published today on Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: The School System, the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) argues that while there have been many developments in schools including school evaluation, curriculum development, student welfare and teacher accreditation, there still remains some way to go…

• NESC publishes Council Report 126: Draft Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland: A NESC Response

  • 16 March 2012
  • Type: Press Releases

  Dublin, Ireland The Council identifies revisions to improve Irelands framework for sustainable development.  At its meetings in December and January, the Council discussed Ireland’s framework for sustainable development and, today, published a written response. The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) is finalising a Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland (FSDI).  The aim…

• NESC publishes Council Report 125: Promoting Economic Recovery and Employment in Ireland

  • 2 February 2012
  • Type: Press Releases

  Dublin, Ireland Austerity on its own will not be enough, additional policy initiatives are needed to promote economic growth and employment. The search for practical measures must be relentless and must engage the entire policy system and all economic and social organisations.  The Irish National Economic and Social Council, today, argue that current policies will…

• NESC publishes Council Report 124: Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Overview of Concepts and Practice

  • 20 December 2011
  • Type: Press Releases

  NESC publishes the first of a new series of reports which review quality in our public services High quality public services demand much more than minimum compliance with rules and regulations.  For human services, such as eldercare and disability, we need to use regulation and standards that focus on performance and outcomes. This is one…

• NESC Report 123: Supports and Services for Unemployed Jobseekers

  • 9 August 2011
  • Type: Press Releases

  NESC Publishes New Report Supports and Services for Unemployed Jobseekers NESC Report 123 Dublin, Tuesday August 9th — The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) publishes today a detailed study of how people in Ireland are currently supported while unemployed. Its principal messages include: Reaching all today’s unemployed requires bolder changes in policies Ireland’s labour…