New research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)Â shows that the vast majority of Irish workers are better off in employment.
The think tank says 94% are better off in work even after taking account of childcare and travel costs.
It comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised concerns about high welfare rates in Ireland.
It also follows a separate working paper from the ESRI earlier this year which said that thousands of families are better off on the dole.
It was a paper which was later withdrawn from circulation.
The re-called document had claimed that work-related expenses are so high that 4-out-of-10 working families would be better off on welfare.
It later withdrew that study amid what it says were fears of misleading the public.
The government think-tank said back in June that the document was a “work in progress” and represented un-refereed work by researchers who are solely responsible for the content and the views expressed.
One of the authors of the report this morning is research officer Tim Callan.
He has described the type of people who are better off unemployed.
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