this Strategy

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Dashboard which can be accessed here presents approximately 100 economic indicators across the areas of enterprise, trade and employment. A summary of UK and Northern Ireland data is also provided in the context of a focus on Brexit and its implications from an Irish trade perspective. The data is sourced from national and international sources such as the CSO and Eurostat, as well as from Business Units across the Department and our Agencies and Offices.

The White Paper on Enterprise includes 15 targets for enterprise policy in the period to 2030. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is leading on developing consecutive two-year Implementation Plans of cross-government activity to implement the White Paper and deliver on these targets. The Implementation Plans will set out how the various Government Departments, agencies and offices will deliver their respective commitments as timetabled deliverables, with the Department and its Offices and Agencies taking a lead role. Progress will be reported on biannually to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment and monitored on an ongoing basis via the associated Senior Officials Group. The biannual reports will include updates on progress towards the 15 targets with new data under each of the measures included as it becomes available from the relevant sources.

The strategic objectives, actions and outcomes outlined in this Statement of Strategy will inform and be reflected in the annual business and risk management plans produced by each Business Division in the Department and monitored by the Department’s Management Board. These will contain specific targets which each Division will be expected to deliver each year, the aggregation of which should ensure that the commitments outlined in the Statement are met. The Management Board will keep these targets under review with formal assessment of divisional business plans twice-yearly. The Annual Report will detail the progress achieved each year on the strategic objectives and actions contained in this Statement of Strategy.

The Public Service Performance Report provides citizens with clear and accessible information on how public funds were allocated, how those funds have been used and outlines the outputs and impacts of Departmental programmes. The Department reports against a range of indicators related to the three programmes of expenditure set out in its part of the Revised Estimate Volume. The Management Board will oversee and review these indicators as part of the Department’s overall governance.

Developed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment May 2023