The research programme is part of an international investigation, tracking attitudes and behaviour over the past twenty-five years in 48 countries worldwide. Questionnaires will be arriving in 5,000 homes across Ireland this week in an attempt to provide an accurate account of views on nationality, family life and Ireland’s global positioning. The research is funded by the Department and Children and Youth Affairs and the Irish Research Council and is being conducted by researchers from University College Dublin’s School of Sociology and the Geary Institute.
“This national survey has been sent to 5,000 homes throughout Ireland. The questionnaire looks at issues ranging from attitudes to marriage, family, child rearing and balancing a working life with parenthood to defining Irishness and exploring attitudes in relation to our relationship with our European counterparts and Northern Ireland,” said Minister Frances Fitzgerald.