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The Retrospective Review assesses the progress made in implementing past recommendations and providing a comprehensive evaluation of Government responses between 2020 and 2023. The findings highlight meaningful progress, with the Government...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) in conjunction with South-East Chambers and South East Technological University organised a regional seminar on the 2nd of April 2025. The theme of the Seminar was Regional Compet...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-1 Developments in Ireland's National Productivity Statistics which provides an overview of the latest productivity statistics published by the CSO (Apri...
This is the fifth formal response issued by Government to the Competitiveness Challenge reports published annually by the Council. The Government recognises the importance and value of the Council’s ongoing work in assessing Ireland’s com...
Whilst it is inevitable that a given Budget will be characterised by a focus on immediate priorities, it also plays a significant role in shaping our broader fiscal approach, and so the objective of this paper is to specifically highlight t...
The Summit was hosted by the Taoiseach and featured discussions on Ireland’s current and future competitiveness challenges we face as a country. The Summit was attended by the relevant Ministers along with representatives of IDA Ireland and...
The Council’s annual report sets out the range of key challenges facing Ireland’s economy, particularly over the medium to long-term. This year, the Council places a clear emphasis on addressing those challenges that come within domestic co...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council is pleased to publish Bulletin 24-4 IMD World Competitiveness Rankings which examines Ireland’s fourth place in the IMD’s World Competitiveness rankings. This ranking demonstrates that t...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) is pleased to publish Competitiveness Bulletin 24-3 ‘Competitiveness and the Housing Market in Ireland’ which examines the implications of the housing market for Ireland’s competi...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) in conjunction with Limerick Chamber and the University of Limerick organised a regional seminar on the 30th of April 2024.