National Competitiveness Council

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC; Irish: Comhairle Náisiúnta Iomaíochais)[1] is an independent policy advisory body in Ireland.

A representative of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, typically the Assistant Secretary-General responsible for national competitiveness, is automatically appointed a member, under the terms of reference of the council.

Representatives from the Departments of the Taoiseach, Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Environment, Climate and Communications, Education, Public Expenditure and Reform, Transport and Tourism and Sport and from InterTradeIreland attend Council meetings in an advisory capacity.

Over recent years, a report benchmarking the Costs of Doing Business in Ireland has become a regular feature of the council's annual output.

[5] Subsequently, Bulletins have been published on topics including capital investment, the labour market, legal services reform,[6] and commercial insurance costs.