The changing nature of Irish voluntary social service organizations

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 45-59

  Jaffro, Gwen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Social services; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007381383     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559610128690     Document Type: Article

References (31)

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3. The Poor Relief Act was adopted in 1838.
4. Catholic Emancipation was granted in 1838.
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7. There is nevertheless no legislation requiring organizations receiving donations to make their accounts available to the wider public.
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16. This opinion is supported by the European_Social Fund programme evaluation unit in their report[17].
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18. Out of 40,000 people on CE schemes 35,000 are estimated to be located in voluntary organizations.
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22. A White Paper is a government publication that sets laws and legislation.
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25. While some consider that there is in fact a White Paper in existence which only needs to be released, the present Minister for Social Welfare estimated, in December 1995, that it was not strong enough on certain points and declared that further work was needed.
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27. The Oireachtas is the Irish word for the Irish Parliament.
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29. Some areas are better served than others depending on the historical geographical concentration of voluntary organizations.
30. The Advertising Standard Association of Ireland (ASAI) does not monitor charity advertising.
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