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Reconsidering the "Software Crisis": A Study of Hypermedia Systems Development
(2003)With the advent and growth of the Web, hypermedia information systems have propagated within and beyond organizations. Much concern has been expressed about the quality of hypermedia systems being developed and the apparent ... -
Redistribution over the Lifetime in the Irish Tax-Benefit System: An Application of a Prototype Dynamic Microsimulation Model for Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)This paper examines the distribution of lifetime income in Ireland. To do this a new prototype dynamic microsimulation model for Ireland is used to generate lifetime income streams. Aggregating over the lifetime we can ... -
Redistributive Effect of Personal Income Taxation in Pakistan
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009)This paper studies the redistribution effect of personal income tax in Pakistan. We decompose the overall tax system in order to evaluate the contribution of rate, allowances, deductions, exemptions and credits. The structure ... -
Redistributive Forces of the Irish Tax-Benefit System
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2003)This paper charts the main changes in structure of the Irish system of tax and social benefits over the period 1955-2002. It analyses the evolution of the redistributive forces in the system over the period and considers ... -
Regional Aspects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of the Irish Pharmaceutical Sector
(Liffey Press, 2003)This chapter develops a broader than conventional understanding of regional policy that takes into consideration the functionally and sectorally specific effects of local institutions and policies. It does this through an ... -
Regulating intersectional activity: privacy and energy efficiency, laws and technology
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-09-10)Using a case study, this article explores the extent to which one area of law (privacy and data protection) can intersect with, and be challenged by, proposals by delivery of another goal greater energy efficiency. The ... -
Regulating marine biodiscovery in sea areas under coastal state jurisdiction
(Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)Marine biodiscovery is the examination of marine biological material for features that may be of value for commercial purposes. These features may include chemical compounds, genes and their products or, in some cases, ... -
Regulating Marine Scientific Research in the European Union: It Takes More Than Two to Tango
(Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012)The EU and the Member States are party to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The EU has been a long-standing proponent of the conceptual underpinnings of the 1982 Convention as a package deal ... -
Relational theory and choice rhetoric in the Supreme Court of Canada
(2015)The issue of personal choice has become central to Canadian family law. Much of the debate derives from the competing models of autonomy posited by neoliberal and feminist theorists. Neoliberalism, which currently dominates ... -
The Relationship between Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in the UK: 1885-1998
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)Using a long series of UK inflation data, I have provided strong evidence in favour of the hypothesis that inflationary periods are associated with high inflation uncertainty. This result supports the Friedman-Ball hypothesis ... -
Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland's national survey - Phase II report
(National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-10)Introduction & Background The national remote working project is undertaken by NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC). This report sets out the findings of Phase II of the Remote Working during COVID-19 ... -
Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland’s national survey initial report
(National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-05)Introduction & Background The COVID-19 crisis catapulted hundreds of thousands of employees and their employers into a work pattern and routine vastly different to their normal daily work experience. This radical change ... -
Report to government Working Group on the Protection Process on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers, Final Report, June 2015
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Researching Search - A Study into Search Engine Marketing Practices in Ireland
(INSTICC Press, 2008-07)Researchers have identified the Web as the searchers first port of call for locating information. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key area for firms to consider when developing, maintaining ... -
ResPoNCE (Respecting Persons with disabilities’ Needs and rights in Crisis and Emergency): Final report
(University of Galway, 2023)The project sought to examine whether the rights of persons with disabilities were respected in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) during the Covid-19 pandemic. In doing so ... -
Rethinking reflexive law for the Information Age: Hybrid and flexible regulation by disclosure
(George Washington University Law School, 2016)Although it has its defenders,1 command-and-control environmental regulation has been criticised for being economically inefficient and for relying on the effectiveness of the regulator and its staff.2 Scholars have ... -
Rethinking the Role of the IS Function
(2008-09-26)This paper proposes that IS managers need to review what they regard as their core competencies if they are to be a valuable asset to organisations in the 1990s. The authors start by questioning whether the IS function ... -
Review of the Legal Framework Applicable to Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Ecosystem Conservation & Fisheries Management
(2006)This chapter reviews the legal basis in a number of international and European legal instruments underpinning the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries ... -
A review of ethics in the design of self-service websites amongst low-cost carriers in Ireland.
(2007-09)Although ethical issues related to the Internet has been a widely debated topic, little has been written on subtle ethical questions such as the exploitation of Web technologies to inhibit customer service. Increasingly, ... -
Review of Steve Peers, Tamara Hervey, Jeff Kenner and Angela Ward (eds), The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Commentary (Hart Publishing 2014)
(Irish Society for European Law, 2015)This is not just the latest commentary on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter)1 but the definitive commentary, at least until it is overtaken by developments in the European courts and requires an update. ...