Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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72. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [30340/25]

Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Government's response to the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council's Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024 report was published on 5 November last.

The Government's response was co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach, drawing together material from relevant Departments. This was the fifth year in which a formal response was issued by the Government to the council's annual competitiveness challenge report. The response addressed the 20 recommendations made by the council to the Government.

I chaired our second annual Competitiveness Summit this week. In the context of international uncertainty including trade\tariff developments and international tax changes, and in advance of finalising the NDP Review and Budget 2026, the objective of the Summit was to focus on what Ireland can control. We discussed the forthcoming draft Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, which is a commitment in the Programme for Government.

The Summit was briefed by Professor Frances Ruane, Chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) on their analysis and the recommendations in the Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2025 report, published today. The Summit was also briefed by the Chief Executives of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland on how Ireland can best respond to the needs of their client companies in the years ahead.