Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he or his Department continuously monitored the competitiveness of the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Competitiveness is a remarkably broad policy area covering many policies and is constantly under review and consideration both in my Department and across Government.

While there are a number of national and international organisations that monitor competitiveness, primary responsibility for considering competitiveness issues in the context of the work of my department lies with the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). Each year the NCC publishes two reports, the Annual Competitiveness Report that benchmarks Ireland's competitiveness position against international comparator economies, and the Annual Competitiveness Challenge. This report includes policy advice based on the findings of the benchmarking report.