Ireland in the Year 2000

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1980

An Foras Forbartha

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This paper documents the proceedings of a colloquy on ‘Ireland in the Year 2000’, organised by An Foras Forbartha and the National Board for Science and Technology. Twelve speakers, each an authority in a particular field, were invited to explore policy options open to the Irish people for the next two decades and to identify primary areas of research necessary to underpin these policies. The event took place in Kilkea Castle in February 1980.

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Preface

A Pre Over-View

T. Walsh

Government and Administration

T. J Barrington

Values: Individual and Social

L. Ryan

Population, Employment and Leisure

B. M. Walsh

Science, Technology and Education

E. M. Walsh

Regional Development

H. O’Neill

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Urban Form

D. Stewart

The Physical Environment and Implications for the Year 2000

W. K. Downey

Energy and Natural Resources

N. Gillatt

Industry in Ireland Today

P. White

Agriculture and Rural Life

P. Commins

Trends to the Year 2000 – The Industrial Sector

L. Connellan

Rapporteurs’ Report

G. Walker, K. Mawhinney & M. Healy

List of Participants

Authors: T Walsh, TJ Barrington, L Ryan, BM Walsh, EM Walsh, H O'Neill, D Stewart, WK Downey, N Gillatt, P White, P Commins, L Connellan, G Walker, K Mawhinney, M Healy

National resources, energy, the human resource, political pressure, global food requirements, environmental pressure, consumerism, technological, intellectual investment, ACOT, Institute of Public Administration, society, big government, Maynooth College, NUIM, the role of the state, towards a new synthesis, economic and social research institute, employment and leisure, national institute for higher education, UCD, university college Dublin, costal, industrial development authority, an foras talúntais, confederation of Irish Industry,

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