Increased demand for non-hospital care and price hikes for high-tech medicines are among the factors expected to push up costs

The think tank expects GDP to grow by 11 per cent this year as domestic demand also rebounds after the pandemic

‘Overwhelming majority’ supported public health guidelines and ‘most would have preferred them to be more not less restrictive’

New research has noted a link between lack of knowledge of the vaccine development process with increased likelihood of refusing the jab

The long-term Growing Up in Ireland study found that nine-year-olds from middle-class backgrounds were less likely to be overweight and more likely to do well at school

Move suggested as number of pensioners increases to 150,000 and annual state pension bill rises to €8bn

Ireland could fall ‘significantly short’ of meeting demand for housing if it does not increase investment, according to the think tank

Report by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the ESRI also found Travellers and people with disabilities face employment inequality

Childhood poverty is associated with worse outcomes ‘across all key aspects of a child’s life’, according to a new report

It will be impossible for Ireland to support or oppose tax reform abroad while effectively ignoring it on our own doorstep

Esri report says increasing standard and higher rates of income tax by 1 percentage point would raise almost €1 billion a year in revenue

While the welfare state does a good job of lifting the incomes of those without work, the provision of affordable housing and childcare is crucial to help younger workers and families

Rates of income inequality in Ireland were at their lowest recorded level just before the pandemic hit

The crisis left nearly a third of 20-24-year-olds unemployed and not in education or training, according to the ERSI

Some 43 per cent of the lowest paid workers here are employed in the accommodation, food, wholesale or retail sectors which have been badly affected by the pandemic

Estate agents and TDs point to the failure of a similar plan in Britain which forced prices up rather than benefiting buyers

Even with the help of the CRSS and other state aids, businesses are at breaking point – and while compliance is still high, there is a collective exhaustion and a worry that for many, reopening may never arrive

Think-tank tells an Oireachtas committee that the proposed Affordable Housing Bill could cause house prices to rise

The ECB responded to the last global recession by embarking on an austerity binge, but things are different this time

High-tech mapping backed by cloud services is driving Ireland’s next step in broadband connectivity