Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the unit within her Department that co-ordinates a cross-departmental response to the national competitiveness report. [29352/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) reports to the Taoiseach and the Government, through the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, on key competitiveness issues facing the Irish economy and offers recommendations on policy actions required to enhance Ireland's competitiveness position. The secretariat to the NCC is provided by my Department.

The Council annually publishes its recommendations on policy actions required to enhance Ireland's competitiveness in its Competitiveness Challenge Report. As part of this report, the Council provides updates on the issues identified as areas of concern in previous reports. These reports are presented to Government and it is the responsibility of each Government Department to consider and progress the Council's recommendations as appropriate.