National Competitiveness Council report highlights training to boost firms

Irish firms require improved training to boost productivity in key industries, according to the latest scorecard from the National Competitiveness Council.

The report found that the multinationals based here boosted overall national productivity figures but the performance of large swathes of the economy, including wholesale, retail, transport, accommodation services and food industries, lagged other countries and “particularly” those in the UK.

The NCC brings together government officials, business leaders, trade unions and academics.