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The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-5 on Benchmarking the Performance of Ireland’s Public Administration. According to the recently published Blavatnik Index of Public Administration for 2024, Ireland ranked 14th out of 16 Western Eu...
Today (December 3rd 2025), the Government published the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan. This Action Plan represents a concerted attempt to address persistent delays and capacity constraints in Ireland’s infrastructure d...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council is pleased to announce the publication of Budget 2026 and Competitiveness: Navigating Uncertainty paper. This publication aims to emphasises that competitiveness continues to play a cent...
Today (September 10th, 2025), Dr. Frances Ruane, the Chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC), welcomed the publication by Government of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity. The Action Plan focus...
Expressions of interest are now being sought from suitably qualified persons with expertise for consideration for appointment as a Member of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council for a term of three years (renewable once at...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-4 on IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. This Bulletin provides an assessment of Ireland’s performance in the latest annual World Competitiveness Rankings by the IMD. This year’s IMD report ranks I...
The report sets out a range of key challenges facing Ireland’s economy, particularly over the medium to long-term. The Council places a clear emphasis on addressing those challenges that come within domestic control (in a sequenced and stra...
The Chair of the NCPC Dr. Frances Ruane attended the second annual Competitiveness Summit which took place today, 7th of July 2025, in Government Buildings. Dr. Ruane emphasised the need for Ireland to take account of global uncertainty and...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-3 on The Competitiveness Implications of Post-Pandemic Learning Losses. This Bulletin utilises OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data to analyse the impact of COVID-19-rela...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-2 on Re-estimating Ireland’s International Competitiveness Performance. This Bulletin explores how Ireland’s performance in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2024 is affected when selected indi...