Policy Evaluation in the Era of Covid-19
This is a timely book for policy evaluators, policy makers and politicians. They will want to know how did the policy evaluation process perform during the Covid pandemic? How were evaluation practices and values [...]
Significant Changes in the Public Spending Code
Significant changes were recently announced for the Public Spending Code. And more changes are on the way. Minister Pascal Donohue shared this information in a recent Press Release. More detailed information appeared on an [...]
Good Public Policies require good evidence
Making public policy has never been easy. And it is getting more difficult. The amount of information to be considered by policy makers can be overwhelming. and ever more complex. Moreover, policy makers are [...]
Update: The Public Spending Code
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regularly updates the Public Spending Code to ensure that it continues to reflect current best practice in project appraisal and evaluation. On 19 January 2023, the Minister [...]
Why third-level fees were abolished in Ireland
Niamh Bhreathnach recounts the decision-making process that led to the end of university fees during her tenure as Minister for Education in the 1990s Why the abolition of fees? A commitment [...]
Eulogy for Niamh Bhreathnach
A Uachtaráin, fearaim fáilte romhat. Bishop Walsh, Monsignor O'Connor Fr O’Connor and Fr Conway, thank you for today’s celebration. I welcome our family, our friends, the many colleagues from across the political spectrum [...]