Monitoring & Evaluation

Confidentiality

All our reports are provided on a confidential basis to the client. Reports listed are reports that have been published or otherwise placed in the public domain by the respective client.

A Performance Measurement Framework for Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Haase, T., and Pratschke, J. (2017)

The Performance Measurement Framework for Drug and Alcohol Task Forces was developed by Trutz Haase – Social & Economic Consultant – and Jonathan Pratschke on behalf of the Department of Health. The aim of the report is to develop a longitudinal performance measurement framework which will enable the Department of Health to measure the effectiveness [...]

Determinants of Child Outcomes in Free Pre-School Year

McKeown, K., Haase, T. and Pratschke, J. (2015)

The study analyses determinants of child outcomes in a cohort of children who participated in the Free Pre-School Year. Child outcomes are measured through a before-and-after assessment of children using the Early Development Instrument. The sample comprises 448 children in 70 early years centres. There are three main findings. First, children with more or better [...]

Evaluation of National Early Years Access Initiative & Siolta Quality Assurance Programme

McKeown, K., Haase, T., and Pratschke, J. (2014)

This report is an evaluation of the National Early Years Access Initiative (NEYAI), a three-year programme (2011-2014) to improve quality and outcomes in the early years sector. NEYAI comprises 11 projects mainly located in disadvantaged areas of Dublin, Cork and Limerick and two rural locations in Longford/Westmeath and Donegal. It was officially launched by the [...]

Interim Evaluation of NEYAI and Síolta – Summary Report

McKeown, K. and Haase, T., (2013)

This study brings together a substantial body of new evidence on the early years sector in Ireland. It comes at a time when the early years sector in Ireland, defined as the care and education of children aged 0-6, has experienced significant development in three main areas: introduction of the National Framework for Early Childhood [...]

Optimising the Sampling Methodology for CSO Household Surveys

Haase, T. and Pratschke, J. (2012)

This report assesses alternative sampling designs for CSO household surveys, such as the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), the annual Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) and Household Budget Survey (HBS), as well as considering the design of a potential future General Household Survey. The sampling designs currently used by the CSO were inspired [...]

Implementation Analysis of PEACE III and INTERREG IVA Programmes

Fitzpatrick, J. and Haase, T. (2009)

Study undertaken for the BMW and S&E Regional Assemblies and the Special EU Programmes Body, Belfast, 93 pages.

Preparation of a Gateway Development Index

Fitzpatrick, J. and Haase, T. (2009)

This report presents the outcome of the preparation and first calculation of a new “Gateway Development Index” for the nine National Spatial Strategy (NSS) Gateways. The Gateway Development Index (GDI) has been developed for the two Regional Assemblies and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, and is intended to feed into the [...]

Final Community Uptake Analysis of PEACE II, 2007

Haase, T. and Pratschke, J. (2008)

This report analyses the allocation of funding in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation. It primarily addresses the issue of religious community uptake of available funding and the complex relationship between religious community background, deprivation, funding applications and approved funding. Study commissioned by the [...]

Community Uptake Analysis of PEACE II

Haase, T. and Pratschke, J. in association with HELM Corporation (2005)

This report analyses the allocation of funding in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation. It primarily addresses the issue of religious community uptake of available funding and the complex relationship between religious community background, deprivation, funding applications and approved funding within Northern Ireland. Study [...]