Conference on Social Transfers and Poverty Alleviation in Ireland
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
The Department of Social Protection along with the Economic and Social Research Institute are organising a national conference to discuss new research on social transfers and poverty alleviation. The conference will be opened by Joan Burton T.D., Minister for Social Protection.
The conference will feature the publication of a new research report for the Department of Social Protection on Social Transfers and Poverty Alleviation in Ireland. The authors are Dorothy Watson and Bertrand Maître (both of the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin).
The report provides new insights on the role of social transfers in Ireland, particularly assessing their effectiveness and efficiency. It provides insights on why social transfers played a greater role in alleviating poverty and deprivation in Ireland between 2004 and 2011. It assesses the impact of social transfers across different life-cycle groups and provides a comparative analysis of social transfers in Ireland with other EU countries. Download Presentation
The conference will also present contributions by international experts in the field, including:
- Herwig Immervoll (Senior Economist, Head of Employment-Oriented Social Policies, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)). Download Presentation.