http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1011 2013-05-23T20:33:03Z 2013-05-23T20:33:03Z Ní Raghallaigh, Muireann http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4300 2013-05-01T10:32:25Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foster care and supported lodgings for separated asylum seeking young people in Ireland: the views of young people, carers and stakeholders Ní Raghallaigh, Muireann

2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston, Nessa http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3940 2012-11-29T15:15:00Z 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sustainable communities? A comparative perspective on urban housing in the European context Winston, Nessa This paper examines the sustainability of urban housing in the European Union. It outlines a number of key criteria for assessing the sustainability of urban housing including mixed use developments, higher residential densities, high quality dwellings and neighbourhoods, affordability and food production. Utilising the 2007 tranche of the European Quality of Life Survey, it finds significant variations between countries in the sustainability of urban housing and communities and highlights the leaders and laggards in this regard. The relative success of urban areas in Denmark and Finland deserves some additional research, although there is scope for considerable improvement even in these ‘leader’ countries. The paper highlights significant problems with housing and communities in some Southern and some Eastern European urban locations, in particular Portugal, Hungary and Poland and Greece. Housing: Local Welfare and Local Markets in a Globalised World. European Network for Housing Researchers Annual Conference., June, 2012

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z Regan, Ciaran M. http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3916 2012-11-26T14:46:08Z 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Addicted Self: A Neuroscientific Perspective Regan, Ciaran M.

2012-11-01T00:00:00Z Winston, Nessa http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3906 2012-11-08T18:32:27Z 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

Urban Regeneration for a Sustainable City: The role of housing Winston, Nessa

2008-12-01T00:00:00Z Winston, Nessa http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3905 2012-11-26T16:07:51Z 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sustainable housing: A case study of the Cloughjordan Eco-village Winston, Nessa In 2007, the development of Ireland's first eco-village began in the small town of Cloughjordan, which is in a scenic rural area of the midlands region in Ireland. Approximately 1.5hours from the capital city of Dublin, it is accessible by train from a number of urban centres. In the past the town had suffered from both population decline and population ageing. Some of its key services, such as the bank, post office and a school, were either under threat or had already closed. However, the town and its hinterland are rich in both natural and social amenities. Before embarking on the empirical analysis of the Village, which is based on interviews with a range of stakeholders and local residents as well as site visits and documentary research, it is useful to reflect on the concept of sustainable housing.

2012-02-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3711 2012-07-19T15:51:52Z 2009-07-12T00:00:00Z

Contact kinship and a ‘fifth province’ systemic perspective O'Brien, Valerie Contact or contact is seen as an integral part of foster care. It is generally seen as a key barometer of the state of relationships between all the parties involved. It is accepted that while there are rewards, albeit different for different people, there are also many challenges. So, what are the key issues in kinship care placements? Does the family connection make contact easier or more difficult? If family relationships are generally collaborative, what position does the child welfare agency take in managing contact? If family generally organise contact with minimum agency assistance, how is the agency satisfied that the child is protected? How can life cycle change be accommodated in a way that builds on the cooperative relationships as opposed to threatening its stability? Likewise, if family relationships are acrimonious, how does this impact on the agencies’ responsibility towards the child in terms of maintaining ongoing contact? How does the child make sense of the conflict in terms of their ongoing relationships with all parties? How can the conflicts be navigated to ensure that the stability of placement is not jeopardised and that a level of respect can be reintroduced into the network? How can the sibling relationships be maintained if the children are placed in different family members’ homes where there are tensions among the adults involved? This paper/powerpoint draws on a fifth province systemic framework. Through an application of this framework, the child’s care plan, the needs and wishes of the different participants and differences in the kinship network of relationships can be brought together for purposes such as understanding dynamics, working clinically with the dynamics involved and facilitating inclusive contact decision making in the kinship network. International Foster Care Conference "Linking Global Foster Care", Dublin Ireland, 12-17 July 2009

2009-07-12T00:00:00Z O'Grady, Michael J. Barrett, Gavin Barrett, Terry Delaney, Yvonne Hunt, Nuala Kador, Thomas O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3710 2012-07-19T15:42:12Z 2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sense and sensibility : collaborative & interdisciplinary problem design in PBL initiatives O'Grady, Michael J.; Barrett, Gavin; Barrett, Terry; Delaney, Yvonne; Hunt, Nuala; Kador, Thomas; O'Brien, Valerie This paper was conceived in response to an identified need for new PBL practitioners to be able to access a range of sample problems that would help them develop PBL within their own disciplines, particularly when outside of the life sciences. Likewise, a need for new approaches to problem design was also identified. Taking cognisance that problems should be grounded in the ‘real world’, we need to reconceptualise problem design. It is proposed that conceptualising problems as triggers that stimulate knowledge development by harnessing sensory experiences is a way forward. This paper will be of particular interest to new PBL practitioners, teachers in the various disciplines considering PBL and educational developers teaching PBL. AISHE-C 2011: The Challenge for Graduates in a Changed World, Dublin, Ireland, 25-26 August, 2011

2011-08-25T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3678 2012-06-15T15:46:29Z 2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

Challenges in assessment and decision making in intercountry adoption O'Brien, Valerie This paper addresses the challenges facing ICA assessment and decision making in Irish adoption practice? The following questions are addressed •How can a balance be struck between legislative, procedural and best practice parameters in decision making? •Are the models used in assessment and decision making at variance or fitting with the balance required between these parameters? •In moving forward from 2008, what are there issues that need particular attention? Second International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR2), University of East Anglia, Norwich U.K., Monday 17th to Friday 21st July 2006

2006-07-17T00:00:00Z Field, Catherine Anne Klimas, Jan Cullen, Walter Barry, Joe Bury, Gerard Keenan, Eamon Lyons, Suzi Smyth, Bobby P. http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3578 2012-04-17T15:04:23Z 2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

The management of problem alcohol use among drug users in primary care : exploring patients’ experience of screening and treatment Field, Catherine Anne; Klimas, Jan; Cullen, Walter; Barry, Joe; Bury, Gerard; Keenan, Eamon; Lyons, Suzi; Smyth, Bobby P. Problem alcohol use is common among drug using patients who attend GPs in Ireland (35%) and other European countries. It is associated with adverse health outcomes including physical, psychological and social implications. These include various forms of liver disease exacerbated by the high prevalence of Hepatitis C among IDUs (62-81% in Ireland), fatal/non-fatal opiate overdose, mood anxiety, personality disorders, poor emotional health and wellbeing, early cessation of drug treatment, poor treatment outcomes and an increase in anti-social behaviour. Evidence has demonstrated the role of primary care in screening and treatment for problem alcohol use and the importance of a stepped approach to alcohol treatment. This study examined patients’ experience of being screened and treated for problem alcohol use, the barriers and enablers to addressing these issues and their views on how these therapeutic interventions can be improved. Abstract for paper presented at AUDGPI 2012, The Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting Hosted By Department of General Practice The Royal College of surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 9th March 2012

2012-03-09T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3561 2012-04-10T15:37:50Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evolving networks of relative care O'Brien, Valerie The place of relative /kinship care in the Irish child welfare system is presented. The central tenets of the ‘fifth province model’, which underpins the study are briefly explained. A typology of relative /kinship care networks is presented and discussed. The implications of the different categories in terms of the case management implications are discussed briefly.

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie Richardson, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3401 2011-12-13T15:27:04Z 1999-04-19T00:00:00Z

Towards a standardised framework for inter- country adoption assessment procedures : a study of assessment procedures in inter-country adoption for Department of Health and Children O'Brien, Valerie; Richardson, Valerie This study reviews assessment / home study practices in respect of inter country adoption in Ireland arising from concerns that the system was causing difficulties for many stakeholders. A framework for improved practices is put forward by the author. This frame work was incorporated into Irish adoption practice.

1999-04-19T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3224 2011-10-13T15:07:01Z 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relative foster care : a family state discourse O'Brien, Valerie In this paper, preliminary analysis of research by the author in the area of relative care is presented. Four main areas relevant to the family : state discourse with respect to relative foster care are examined : The historical evolution of state care within which relative care is located, The changes in family : state relationships arising out of the increased use of relative foster care, The systemic ideas used in my research, and showing how these ideas assist in understanding the evolving relationships between family and state, The issues concerning the orientation of future development of this care option. Paper presented at the Annual FTNI Conference (Dublin, May 1996), Celebrating 21 Years Of Family Therapy In Ireland

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3223 2011-10-13T14:17:25Z 2006-10-01T00:00:00Z

Academic review of practice instruments : national care planning project O'Brien, Valerie The terms of reference for the academic review included consideration both of the practice instruments developed for the NCCP against national and international best practice and research, and addressed questions on their impact on outcomes of child placement. This review takes a wide view in appraising the practice instruments, focusing on contextual as well as clinical applications, as referenced in the NCPP goals. However, it does not attempt to cover general ground already well reported in other evaluation processes. It does draw on specific commentary on the practice instruments in use during the interim and final evaluations.

2006-10-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3222 2011-10-13T13:54:59Z 2003-06-10T00:00:00Z

Towards guidelines for the accreditation of inter-country adoption mediation agencies O'Brien, Valerie The objective of the report is to present draft guidelines for the accreditation and registration by the Irish Adoption Board (Now Adoption Authority of Ireland) of intercountry adoption mediation agencies that are based in Ireland. The Guidelines have regard to the 1952 Irish adoption law, as well as proposed legislation which will ratify the Hague Convention (Now Adoption Act 2010). The guidelines are also intended to cover the inspection of, and maintaining standards by, the intercountry adoption mediation agencies (ICAMA) accredited and registered by the Adoption Board. The Guidelines were prepared in Draft format initially for consultation purposes with interested parties. They take account of the requirements of the Hague Convention, and international practice for the accreditation of ICAMA, and in particular the arrangements in the Netherlands, Sweden, UK, Canada, Australia and the USA.

2003-06-10T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3221 2011-11-15T15:21:11Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potential of Ireland's Hague convention legislation to resolve ethical dilemmas in inter-country adoptions O'Brien, Valerie This paper explores the extent to which the 1993 Hague Convention assists in resolving ethical dilemmas for social workers involved in inter-country adoption practice.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie Dempsey, Peggy http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3220 2011-10-13T13:28:22Z 2004-06-29T00:00:00Z

Summary report on the inter-country adoption preparation "train the trainers" courses O'Brien, Valerie; Dempsey, Peggy The provision of preparation courses for intending adoptive parents was integral to the Standardised Framework proposed and accepted for Inter-Country Adoption Assessment in Ireland. In November 2002 funding was made available by the Department of Health and Children to develop and provide ‘Train the Trainers’ for running these preparation courses. The aim was to increase/ develop a pool of trainers to run the recommended courses for prospective adoptive parents. The main purposes of this report are: To give overview of the state of development of the ‘train the trainers’ courses provided; To identify implementation issues/ learning points derived from the initial stages of the training programme and to identify steps needed to mainstream this development.

2004-06-29T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3126 2011-10-06T15:48:33Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relative care : issues for social care workers? O'Brien, Valerie This article is divided into two sections. In section one, the emergence of relative care is traced, together with the regulatory framework that has developed (Dept. of Health 1995a). A snap shot of a cohort of ninety-two children and their families is presented to give an outline of the persons currently using or involved in relative care in Ireland. This data-set is compared with known international trends. In section two, the key stages in the evolution of the relative care placements are considered. These stages and associated processes are initial decision-making, assessment of relatives, access arrangements and future planning. Key points that need to be considered by the social care worker at each of these stages are identified. The article concludes by identifying a number of principles that need to be considered for the development of relative care in an Irish context.

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3088 2011-10-06T15:44:15Z 2000-08-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluation report on phase one of the family group conference pilot project for the East Coast Area Health Board O'Brien, Valerie This report has been commissioned to appraise and draw together the main findings of Phase One of a Pilot Project on Family Group Conferences (FGCs) in Ireland. The pilot project was conducted in three community care areas of the Eastern Health Board (EHB), now the East Region Health Authority (ERHA), over the period May 1999 to June 2000 The project was concerned with introducing and operating Family Group Conferences (FGCs), as originally developed and used in New Zealand and now in more widespread use, in an Irish legal, organisational and professional context. The report describes the FGC process and the pilot project in depth. It contains details of the Conferences held as part of the Pilot Project as well as the views of the multiple participants involved. The report analyses and presents findings and recommendations in respect of the evaluation questions set by the Project Management Committee. The report also presents a revised and updated version of Good Practice Guidelines which were developed and used in the training phase of the pilot, and which take account of the views of participants and the main findings and recommendations.

2000-08-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3086 2011-10-06T15:43:57Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guidance for the preparation of child focused court reports under Section 20 of the 1991 Child Care Act Ireland O'Brien, Valerie This guidance is not intended to be exhaustive or mandatory. The aim is to assist practitioners engaged in evaluation assessments requested under Section 20 of the Child Care Act, 1991. The Guidance should not be seen as prescriptive. It is essential that practitioners make their own judgements as to what is needed in any particular case, but the principles of the guidance should be adhered to. The primary emphasis is to enable a service to be provided to the court in respect of children and parents for whom protection and child welfare, and perhaps custody evaluation is required.

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3085 2011-10-06T15:43:42Z 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z

Family group conference pilot project : evaluation report O'Brien, Valerie This report has been commissioned to appraise and draw together the main findings of a small Pilot Project on Family Group Conferences (FGCs) aimed at examining the specific fit between family group conferencing and child protection. This is an aspect that had not been previously pilot-tested specifically in Ireland. The pilot project was conducted in the North Tipperary Community Care Area of the Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) over the period September 2001 to February 2002. The report first describes the FGC process and the pilot project. It provides details of the Conferences held as part of the Pilot Project, as well as the views of the multiple participants involved. The report analyses and presents findings and recommendations.

2002-05-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3084 2011-10-06T15:43:30Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Practice guidelines for developing FGC service elements O'Brien, Valerie The guidelines and practice protocols required for the implementation of an FGC Service are contained in this report. The contribution of many participants who have engaged in the research, training and service developments in various projects in Ireland is acknowledged. Aspects of this work has been developed as part of consultancy in a number of health boards (O’Brien, 1999, 2000) In introducing a FGC into an agency, it is generally considered that attention needs to be given to six main elements. The elements are comprised of the: -Fit with existing policies and procedures -Management structures: committee and project manager -Provision of co-ordination service -Referral criteria -Training required -Evaluation Each element is dealt with in turn, with a number of key comments and pertinent questions that needs to be addressed under each section.

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie Lynch, Breda http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3083 2011-10-06T15:42:51Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Family group conferencing practice guidance O'Brien, Valerie; Lynch, Breda The guidelines and practice protocols required for the implementation of FGCs are contained in the following sections. It builds on guidance provided in the ERHA evaluation report (O’Brien 2000). The participants in this pilot project who have contributed in the research and training to the development of these practice protocols fits with the spirit of the FGC model, and is acknowledged. The work of the pioneering spirits internationally who have shared their experiences, learning and reflections, especially colleagues in the USA working in the area of family decision-making, Hampshire (UK) and New Zealand, is also acknowledged. Much of this work has been developed from a study of family/ professional networks, as part of a relative care project (O’Brien 1999; 2000; 2001).

2002-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie Conway, Eileen http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3055 2013-05-10T14:08:01Z 2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

Guide for practitioners - a standardised framework for domestic adoption preparation, assessment and decision-making procedures O'Brien, Valerie; Conway, Eileen The purpose of the Adoption Guide and the Framework is to enable agencies and their professional workers to perform their key functions to an appropriate, explicit and consistent standard; to make explicit and transparent the process and the areas which potential adopters will be expected to engage in with the agency; to establish the range of checks which workers would be expected to undertake in respect of prospective adopters; to establish the decision-making process. Decision-making should encompass: if adoption is in the best interests of a particular child and if the applicants should be approved to adopt? Furthermore the question is the match between the child and the family suitable and appropriate?

2004-11-19T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3054 2011-07-26T16:08:33Z 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relative foster care : practice implications arising from the 1995 Relative and Foster Care Regulations O'Brien, Valerie This paper examines the history that led to two separate sets of kinship and foster care regulations, the difference and similarity between the regulations, and the implications arising out of the changed framework for kinship placements. It focusses particularly on the practice implications arising from emergency placement of children with relatives, and the process of conducting assessments when the child is already placed in the home. The article is drawn from the author’s PhD research study, which examines the evolution of relative care networks / placements, and the characteristics of the families and children involved in relative care in the Eastern Health Board.

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3049 2011-10-06T15:40:53Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relative foster care : an untapped placement alternative for children in the care system? A discussion of the central issues O'Brien, Valerie Relative foster care (kinship care) offers a placement option in addition to residential and foster care, for children in need of alternative care. Historically, care by members of the extended family was viewed predominantly as an informal care arrangement within families, and in the main was not interfered with or financed by the state. Relative foster care could offer a more “child centred” option for many children unable to live with their own birth parents, as they would face less disruption through a move within their family networks. Recent years have seen a growing trend towards use of this option for children in care. The central issues for the participants involved in relative foster care are identified and discussed. Discussions needs to continue if this care option is to be utilised and developed to its optimum into the future.

1996-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3040 2011-10-06T15:40:42Z 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

Innovations in relative and kinship care : a case management model for assessment O'Brien, Valerie This presentation presents an overview of a conceptual model for the assessment approval and license of kinship carers. While is it designed for an Irish context, it has potential for making a valid contribution to internationally.

2010-10-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3039 2011-10-06T15:40:11Z 2010-11-06T00:00:00Z

The lost generation of mother and baby homes O'Brien, Valerie In the wake of the Ryan and Murphy report, many previously untold stories about life in Ireland have got told. The telling of these stories has brought great relief to many but it has also presented difficulties. Telling secrets can be difficult but can also allow us to move. Holding secrets can give us a breathing space, can make other things possible but the holding can also come at a great cost. The time has now come for some of the 'secrets' in terms of women's experiences of mother and baby homes and the adoption of children from Ireland to America to be told.

2010-11-06T00:00:00Z O'Neill, Aliah http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3037 2011-10-06T15:39:25Z 2010-07-21T00:00:00Z

The legacy of church-run mother and baby homes in Ireland O'Neill, Aliah This article is based on an interview with Dr. Valerie O’Brien, lecturer and researcher in Applied Social Science at University College Dublin, about her joint project with Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, founder and CEO of Center For Family Connections in Boston and lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The aim is to reach out to those involved in the adoption of children from Ireland to USA and to record a history obscured by Church and State. By sharing these stories, O’Brien and Maguire Pavao see an opportunity to positively affect modern adoption practices in Ireland as well as bring dignity to the mothers who were forgotten by their community.

2010-07-21T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3036 2011-10-06T15:38:03Z 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Fostering care : 'relatively' speaking O'Brien, Valerie This article discusses the revelations and outcry about children in state care being placed with families who have not yet been assessed and approved and it argues that there is a danger of generating confusion about the appropriateness of this option. But it is not the option that is faulty. It is not just lack of social workers. The issue is more complex than that.

2010-06-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3035 2011-10-06T15:37:38Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Family fostering : children's experience of care by relatives O'Brien, Valerie This chapter examines the impact of relative and kinship care on the lives of the children involved. The chapter is drawn from a mixed method study in which 92 children's files were examined and 8 children were interviewed.

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3014 2011-10-06T15:37:22Z 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Colton, M. and M. Williams (eds) (1997) The World of Foster Care: An International Sourcebook on Foster Family Care Systems O'Brien, Valerie

1999-04-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3013 2011-10-06T15:36:33Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A discussion of international, national, discipline and institution contextual factors that impact on the design /redesign of a Post Graduate Social Work Programme in Ireland O'Brien, Valerie The purpose of the paper is to examine what international, national and institutional influences need to be considered in appraising the need and design of a post-qualifying training in therapeutic or counselling social work. It is my view that such a programme could augment both the existing social work counselling skill base and could provide a mechanism whereby social workers identity and work opportunities in the therapeutic and counselling roles would be enhanced. This paper will examine the feasibility of the programme and the issues/ influences that need to be considered in the design of the curriculum.

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3012 2011-10-06T15:36:07Z 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z

Course notes for train the trainers : intercountry adoption education and preparation course O'Brien, Valerie The course notes for the train the trainers intercounty adoption education and preparation course covers the following topics: objectives of course, values of course, terms used pre course trainer preparation, pre-course planning, letter of introduction to course participants to include, administration and pre course planning issues, principles of adult learning, introduction to methods and skills, individual methods, individual skills.

2003-04-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3011 2011-10-06T15:35:52Z 2009-05-10T00:00:00Z

An exploration of curriculum design when devising a masters degree in clinical social work : working paper series O'Brien, Valerie The features of curriculum design are applied in this paper and it forms the basis for a discussion as to the viability of such a development in Ireland of 2009.

2009-05-10T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3007 2011-10-06T15:34:27Z 1999-05-01T00:00:00Z

Evolving networks of relative care : alliance and exclusion O'Brien, Valerie The chapter traces the processes involved through the decision-making, assessment and post-assessment stages of kinship Care. It examines the ways in which case management practices, derived primarily from an application of a traditional foster care approach, impact on the evolution of the kinship care networks. A process-oriented descriptive account of the evolution of the networks is presented. The multiple perspectives on issues offered by the birth parents, children, relatives and social workers involved was an important feature of this Irish study. A post-Milan systemic framework, drawing principally on the 'fifth province model', is the main theoretical frame used to orientate the study.

1999-05-01T00:00:00Z O'Brien, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2998 2011-10-06T15:34:04Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Different models of service delivery for family welfare conferencing O'Brien, Valerie This work presents an overview of the factors that need to be taken into account in the decision making in respect of providing a coordination service in respect of family group conferencing

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Fanning, Bryan http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2386 2010-08-17T13:31:08Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

From developmental Ireland to migration nation : immigration and shifting rules of belonging in the Republic of Ireland Fanning, Bryan This paper emphasises how post-1950s Irish developmentalism fostered the economic, social and political acceptance of large-scale immigration following EU enlargement in 2004. It argues that economic imperatives alone cannot account for the national interest case for large-scale immigration that prevailed in 2004. It examines the “rules of belonging” deemed to pertain to citizens and immigrants within the key policy documents of Irish developmental modernisation and recent key policy documents which address immigration and integration. Similar developmental expectations have been presented as applying to Irish and immigrants alike. Irish human capital expanded in a context where ongoing emigration became presented in terms of agency, choice and individual reflexivity. It again expanded considerably due to immigration. It is suggested that in the context of current economic downturn that Ireland has become radically open to migration in both directions. Paper presented at the conference “Politics, Economy and Society: Irish Developmentalism, 1958-2008”, held at University College Dublin on 12 March 2009

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z McGregor, Patrick Nolan, Anne Nolan, Brian O'Neill, Ciaran http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1062 2009-08-07T15:27:26Z 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A comparison of GP visiting in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland McGregor, Patrick; Nolan, Anne; Nolan, Brian; O'Neill, Ciaran

2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Callan, Tim Nolan, Brian Whelan, Christopher T. http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1061 2009-04-17T16:50:03Z 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Resources deprivation and the measurement of poverty Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; Whelan, Christopher T. Ringen has advocated the use of both income and deprivation criteria in identifying those excluded from society due to lack of resources, a widely accepted definition of poverty. We illustrate with Irish data how this might be done, paying particular attention to how appropriate indicators of deprivation are to be selected. The results show that employing both income and deprivation criteria rather than income alone can make a substantial difference to both the extent and composition of measured poverty. This highlights the restrictive nature of poverty conceived in terms of exclusion rather than minimum rights to resources.

1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Hughes, Gerard Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1060 2009-04-17T14:26:29Z 1999-06-01T00:00:00Z

Competitive and segmented labour markets and exclusion from retirement income Hughes, Gerard; Nolan, Brian

1999-06-01T00:00:00Z Layte, Richard Maitre, Bertrand Nolan, Brian Whelan, Christopher T. http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1059 2009-07-31T15:29:28Z 1999-06-01T00:00:00Z

Income, deprivation and economic strain : an analysis of the European Community Household Panel Layte, Richard; Maitre, Bertrand; Nolan, Brian; Whelan, Christopher T.

1999-06-01T00:00:00Z Callan, Tim Nolan, Brian O'Neill, Donal Sweetman, Olive http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1058 2011-03-18T11:55:43Z 1998-04-01T00:00:00Z

Female labour supply and income inequality in Ireland Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; O'Neill, Donal; Sweetman, Olive Over the last 10-15 years female labour force participation rates have increased substantially in Ireland. At the same time there has been a large increase in wage inequality but a decline in total household income inequality.In this paper we examine the relationship between the trends in female labour force participation, wage inequality and household income inequality in order to develop a better understanding of the processes governing inequality in Ireland. Our findings suggest that despite an increased correlation in the earnings of spouses the recent increases in female labour force participation and female wage rates account for between 20% and 50% of the recent fall in income inequality in Ireland. The remainder of the reduction is attributed to factors not directly related to wives' earnings.

1998-04-01T00:00:00Z Barrett, Alan Callan, Tim Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1057 2009-04-17T13:46:55Z 1997-06-01T00:00:00Z

The earnings distribution and returns to education in Ireland, 1987-1994 Barrett, Alan; Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian

1997-06-01T00:00:00Z Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1056 2009-04-17T13:33:34Z 1997-06-01T00:00:00Z

Collecting and using survey information on household assets : some lessons from Irish experience Nolan, Brian Paper for the Conference on Wealth, Inheritance and Intergenerational Transfers, University of Essex, 22-23 June, 1997

1997-06-01T00:00:00Z Nolan, Brian Hughes, Gerard http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1055 2009-04-16T16:24:41Z 1997-06-01T00:00:00Z

Low pay, the earnings distribution and poverty in Ireland, 1987-1994 Nolan, Brian; Hughes, Gerard Paper for LOWER Conference on Problems of Low-Wage Employment, Bordeaux, 31 January - 1 February 1997

1997-06-01T00:00:00Z Callan, Tim Nolan, Brian O'Donoghue, Cathal http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1054 2009-04-16T16:14:30Z 1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

What has happened to replacement rates? Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; O'Donoghue, Cathal Paper presented to the Irish Economics Association Annual Conference, Dromoland Castle, 12-14 April 1996

1996-05-01T00:00:00Z Cantillon, Sara Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1053 2009-04-16T16:05:56Z 1996-02-01T00:00:00Z

Are married women more deprived than their husbands? Cantillon, Sara; Nolan, Brian Conventional methods of analysis of poverty assume resources are shared so that each individual in a household/family has the same standard of living. This paper measures differences between spouses in a large sample in indicators of deprivation of the type used in recent studies of poverty at household level. The quite limited overall imbalance in measured deprivation in favour of husbands suggests that applying such indicators to individuals will not reveal a substantial reservoir of hidden poverty among wives in non-poor households, nor much greater deprivation among women than men in poor households. This points to the need to develop more sensitive indicators of deprivation designed to measure individual living standards and poverty status, which can fit within the framework of traditional poverty research using large samples. It also highlights the need for clarification of the underlying poverty concept.

1996-02-01T00:00:00Z Callan, Tim Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1052 2009-04-16T15:55:30Z 1996-10-01T00:00:00Z

Improving work incentives Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian

1996-10-01T00:00:00Z Hughes, Gerard Nolan, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1051 2009-04-16T15:27:51Z 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Segmented labour markets and earnings in Ireland Hughes, Gerard; Nolan, Brian

1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Fahey, Tony Nolan, Brian Maitre, Bertrand http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1050 2009-07-31T15:29:41Z 2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

Housing expenditures and income poverty in EU countries Fahey, Tony; Nolan, Brian; Maitre, Bertrand Previous research has suggested that hidden income arising from home ownership has important consequences for poverty measurement as it tends to favour certain low income groups, especially the elderly, and to have a moderating effect on poverty rates in countries with high levels of home ownership. This article explores both methodological and substantive aspects of this issue using data for 14 EU countries drawn from the European Community Household Panel Survey 1996. Methodologically, in the absence of data needed to estimate hidden income from housing directly, it explores the validity of using a housing expenditures approach to take account of the income effects of housing in a poverty measurement context. Substantively, it examines whether poverty measured in this way in the 14 countries in the data set differs in expected directions from poverty as conventionally measured. The substantive effects are found to be modest overall and to conform only partially to expectations. Certain methodological problems raise a question mark over these findings, such as variation across countries in the degree to which mortgage payments capture the cost of house purchase for home owners. The article concludes that the distributive effects of housing are important for poverty measurement but need to be better understood within each country before attempting cross-country analysis.

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