Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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7. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the new report published by his Department on The Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [61293/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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13. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the new report published by his Department on The Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [61290/22]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 13 together.

The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council published its annual Competitiveness Challenge report in September. This makes recommendations to the Government across a range of policy areas. On 29 November, the Government published a formal response to the council's recommendations. This response was co-ordinated by my Department, drawing together material from relevant Departments.

This is the third year in which a formal response was issued by the Government to the Competitiveness Challenge report.

The council outlined a set of twenty priority actions or recommendations across a broad set of areas for Government consideration. These areas include boosting productivity, enhancing the labour market, supporting infrastructure investment, and managing business costs. The Government welcomed the focus of the council on the priority areas outlined and agreed both on their importance and relevance to Ireland's continued competitiveness.