Category Archives: Economy

Remote Working in Ireland During Covid-19 – Initial Findings from WDC/NUIG Survey

Posted on May 13, 2020 by WDC Insights

Introduction The WDC in partnership with Whitaker Institute NUIG has just published initial findings of its survey Remote Working in Ireland During COVID-19, see here. These are the summary results from the national survey of 7,241 individuals across a wide … Continue reading →

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Working from Home – ‘The New Normal’?

Posted on April 23, 2020 by WDC Insights

Introduction Though unintended, one of the biggest experiments in employment practices is underway globally; enforced working from home. Where possible, Governments have asked that all workers conduct their normal work from home, a radical change from what has gone on … Continue reading →

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How are we doing? Changes and Trends in County Incomes in the Western Region

Posted on March 10, 2020 by WDC Insights

The CSO released data on County Incomes and Regional GDP for 2017 last month (along with preliminary figures for 2018).  In this post changes in disposable incomes per person in Western Region counties incomes in the Western Region are examined … Continue reading →

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How are we doing? Annual Earnings in Western Region and other counties

Posted on November 27, 2019 by WDC Insights

Data on earnings of employees in different counties has just been released by the CSO, providing another important contribution to our understanding of local and regional economic development. Earnings Analysis Using Administrative Data Sources (EAADS) provides statistics on earnings for … Continue reading →

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e-Work, Remote work and Hubs, Some Recent Evidence

Posted on November 18, 2019 by WDC Insights

Introduction The WDC produced the Policy Briefing e-Working in the Western Region in March 2017, see here. This briefing aimed to quantify the extent of e-working in the Western Region and nationally and set out policy recommendations. Since then e-working … Continue reading →

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Agency Workers – How Many Are There and Where do they Work?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by WDC Insights

Introduction There is much discussion about the growth of ‘atypical’ forms of work – such as e-working, remote working, the gig, shared economy and temporary work etc. The WDC has previously examined various aspects of atypical ways of working, identifying … Continue reading →

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Energy efficient homes in the Western Region: some thoughts on retrofit.

Posted on November 8, 2019 by WDC Insights

The government target of improving home energy efficiency through the retrofitting of 500,000 buildings by 2030 (see the Climate Action Plan 2019) is ambitious.  It is therefore useful to look at the retrofits in more depth, and consider the target … Continue reading →

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Information Society Statistics – The Regional Picture

Posted on October 31, 2019 by WDC Insights

The CSO has recently published statistics on household use of the internet, measuring various aspects of the information society. Given the significant importance of the National Broadband Plan, aimed at delivering better internet access for all, especially those in rural … Continue reading →

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Incomes in the Western Region: what do Geographical Income Profiles tell us?

Posted on September 6, 2019 by WDC Insights

At WDC Insights we are always on the lookout for data sources which can improve our understanding of the economy and society of the Western Region and give us greater insight into how the people living and working here are … Continue reading →

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The Public Administration & Defence Sector in the Western Region

Posted on July 17, 2019 by WDC Insights

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has just published the 9th in its Regional Sectoral Profile series which analyse employment in different economic sectors in the Western Region. And this one is of particular interest to us, as it’s the sector … Continue reading →

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