10th September 2025 |
Policy Papers/Strategies, Reports
The Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity – a commitment in the Programme for Government – is a critical government policy which focuses on the economic areas that fall within our domestic sphere of influence.
In light of the rapidly evolving global landscape, and given the changing international economic and trading environment, government decided to accelerate the delivery of the action plan and expedite its preparation and publication. This whole-of-government plan is the strategic response to the challenges that Ireland is facing.
The action plan contains 85 actions for enhancing our competitiveness and productivity performance, with 26 of these identified as priority actions. Actions are set out across six themes:
- embracing research, innovation and skills
- boosting FDI and exports and influencing at EU level
- creating and scaling more SMEs
- regulating for growth and controlling costs
- increasing the state’s capacity to deliver infrastructure
- growing sustainable Irish businesses and boosting regional development
Each action is assigned to a government department or agency which will have responsibility for its delivery within a specified time-period. Implementation of the action plan will be overseen by a senior officials group chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach. The delivery of the action plan will be supported by the funding allocations agreed in the National Development Plan Review 2025.
Topics:
Innovation Research and Development, Trade and Investment, Supports for SMEs, The Business Environment, Consumer and Competition