Blog: Tom Ferris on Climate Action Plan and the Commercial Semi-State Sector
The Climate Action Plan 2021, published in November 2021, has set a target of a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and a target of net-zero emissions by no later than [...]
Blog: The Benefits of E-Learning for the Public Sector
- This new series consists of pre-recorded 50 – 60 minute training programmes delivered by one of our expert and industry experienced trainers and will be delivered in video, audio format and text to [...]
Blog: Tom Ferris on Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessments
The current EU Directive for Environmental Impact Assessments contains specific references to mitigating the impact of climate change. It now requires EIAs to include a description of the significant effects of projects on the [...]
EU and OECD push for Better Regulation Practices across the European Union
To assess regulatory governance, the OECD and the EU joined force to publish a report last month entitled Better Regulation Practices across the European Union 2022. The report argues that by ensuring integrated approaches to [...]
We’re Hiring: Education & Training Administrator
Since 2002, Public Affairs Ireland has been offering specialist bespoke training events – conferences, seminars, in-house training and accredited programmes – to professionals across the public sector. PAI is now seeking to recruit two Education and [...]
Revisiting Policy Making, Legislative drafting and Law Reform.
Edward Donelan’s book should be recommended reading for practitioners and students of regulatory governance – see Box 1. In producing this book, Donelan draws from varied experience as a barrister, a legislative drafter, an OECD [...]