Ireland: In-depth PESTLE insights - MarketLine Country Profiles

Ireland: In-depth PESTLE insights

Ireland: In-depth PESTLE insights - MarketLine Country Profiles
Ireland: In-depth PESTLE insights
Published Mar 31, 2017
65 pages — Published Mar 31, 2017
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About This Report

  
Abstract:

Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on Ireland provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Key Findings

- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Ireland, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Ireland's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.'
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Synopsis

- Understand the political system in Ireland through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Ireland through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Ireland through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Ireland through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

Reasons To Buys

- What is the outlook in Ireland in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Ireland perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Ireland perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Ireland perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Key Highlights

  
Source:
MarketLine
Document ID
ML00002-016
Country
Republic of Ireland
Industry
Professional & Management Services
Format:
PDF Adobe Acrobat
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Sections

Title
Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 6
Key Facts and Geographic Location 13
Key facts 13
Geographic location 14
PESTLE analysis 15
Summary 15
Political analysis 16
Overview 16
Current strengths 16
Current challenges 17
Future prospects 17
Future risks 17
Economic analysis 18
Overview 18
Current strengths 18
Current challenges 18
Future prospects 19
Future risks 19
Social analysis 20
Overview 20
Current strengths 20
Current challenges 21
Future prospects 21
Future risks 21
Technological analysis 22
Overview 22
Current strengths 22
Current challenges 23
Future prospects 23
Future risks 24
Legal analysis 25
Overview 25
Current strengths 25
Current challenges 26
Future prospects 26
Future risks 26
Environmental analysis 27
Overview 27
Current strengths 27
Current challenges 27
Future prospects 28
Future risks 28
Political Landscape 29
Summary 29
Evolution 29
Pre-1950s 29
1950-90 30
1991 onwards 31
Structure and policies 33
Key political figures 33
Structure of government 33
Structure of legislature 33
Key policies 34
Performance 35
Governance indicators 35
Outlook 36
Economic Landscape 37
Summary 37
Evolution 37
1949-89 37
1990-2000 38
2001 onwards 38
Structure and policies 39
Financial system 39
Performance 40
GDP and growth rate 40
GDP composition by sector 42
Fiscal situation 47
Current account 47
Exports and imports 47
External debt 48
International investment position 48
Credit rating 48
Key monetary indicators 49
Monetary situation 49
Employment 49
Outlook 50
Social Landscape 51
Summary 51
Evolution 51
Structure and policies 51
Demographic composition 51
Education 53
Healthcare 53
Social welfare 53
Performance 53
Healthcare 53
Income distribution 54
Education 55
Outlook 55
Technological Landscape 56
Summary 56
Evolution 56
Structure and policies 56
Intellectual property 56
R&D 57
Performance 57
Telecom and Internet 57
Outlook 58
Legal Landscape 59
Summary 59
Evolution 59
Structure and policies 59
Judicial system 59
Taxation 59
Performance 60
Effectiveness of the legal system 60
Outlook 60
Environmental Landscape 61
Summary 61
Evolution 61
Structure and policies 61
Environmental regulations 61
Environmental actions 61
Performance 62
Environmental impact 62
Outlook 63
Appendix 64
Ask the analyst 64
About MarketLine 64
Disclaimer 64
List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 1: Ireland - key indicators 6
Table 2: Ireland - key facts 13
Table 3: Analysis of Ireland's political landscape 16
Table 4: Analysis of the Irish economy 18
Table 5: Analysis of Ireland's social system 20
Table 6: Analysis of Ireland's technology landscape 22
Table 7: Analysis of Ireland's legal landscape 25
Table 8: Analysis of Ireland's environmental landscape 27
Table 9: Ireland's mid-year population (as a percentage of total population), 2016 52
List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Ireland 14
Figure 2: Tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures, 2016 23
Figure 3: Increasing PM 2.5 air pollution levels in Ireland 28
Figure 4: Ireland - political events timeline 32
Figure 5: Ireland - key political figures 33
Figure 6: Evolution of GDP growth in Ireland, 2005-16 39
Figure 7: Real GDP and GDP growth rate in Ireland, 2010-20f 42
Figure 8: Sector composition of GDP in Ireland, 2016 43
Figure 9: Ireland's agricultural output, 2010-16 45
Figure 10: Ireland's industrial output, 2010-16 46
Figure 11: Ireland's services output, 2010-16 47
Figure 12: Ireland's external trade, 2010-16 48
Figure 13: Consumer price index-based inflation in Ireland, 2010-20f 49
Figure 14: Unemployment in Ireland, 2010-20f 50
Figure 15: Expenditure on healthcare in Ireland, 2008-15 54
Figure 16: Expenditure on education in Ireland, 2010-15 55
Figure 17: Internet users and growth rate in Ireland, 2010-15 57

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