Austerity effects

Question 1

Emigration

Answer 1

• After the austerity measures in 2008, the amount of Irish people emigrating began to steadily increase (Glynn,I.2013)
• emigration of Irish nationals has doubled since 2009 to over 40,000 in 2011 (Lillis,D.Morgan,J.2012)
• Some people on low incomes with few skills have lost jobs or found it very difficult to get a job so they have left (Glynn,I.2013)

Question 2

Unemployment

Answer 2

• One in 7 jobs lost (O’Farrell,R.2013)
• The sudden impact of government austerity policies have severely depressed demand creating ppconditions of mass unemployment, poverty and inequality (Ursula,B.2013)
• In Q4 in 2013 unemployment levels stood at a large 12.1% (CSO.2018)
• Increased government taxation (Ursula,B.2013)
• Effects of austerity coupled with the large housing property bubble resulted in mass unemployment amongst men in the construction industry (Ursula,B.2013)

Question 3

Detrimental effect on lower income groups in society

Answer 3

• Government savings have been sought by attacking the most vulnerable in society (Fraser,A.2013)
• Role of the state was to keep out of the way of public enterprise and keep social services as meagre as possible (Adsgead,M.2017)
• Reduction to social welfare
• Child benefit cuts a reduction of 8.30 per week and tigtened entitlements to back2skool clothes (Fraser,A.2013)
• Unemployed were targeted via a three month reduction in the duration of jobseeker’s benefit (Fraser,A.2013)

Question 4

Campaign

Answer 4

• Right2Water
• Attempts to scrap water charges and get refunds for all that have paid (Fitzgerald,C.2017)
• Thousands of antimatter charges protestors march through the capital
• 80,000 took part (RTE.2016)
• After a speech by Joan Burton, dozens of people staged a sit-down protest to prevent the labour leader departing for two hours (Eagleton,O.2017) ANTI AUSTERITY CAMPAIGN

Question 5

intro

Answer 5

• ## After the crisis the governments funding rapidly deteriorated. Exchequer tax revenues fell from47bn in 2007 to just 31.8bn whilst spending commitments continued resulting in a large budget deficit (Eagleton,O.2017)