a preliminary review

• 1 Introduction pages 6–6
• Table of Contents pages 3–3
• Foreword pages 5–5
• Taking Action, Creating Jobs pages 6–7
• Faster pages 7–7
• 2 Activating the Unemployed pages 8–10
• Youth and long-term unemployment in particular need of attention pages 10–12
• Recent labour market reforms introduced to tackle unemployment pages 12–13
• Next Steps for the Action Plan for Jobs in 2014 and 2015 pages 13–14
• system pages 15–17
• Stimulating productivity by better using skills pages 17–19
• Stepping up efforts to improve access to finance for SMEs pages 19–22
• Recovery pages 23–23
• Benchmarking Ireland’s performance in innovation pages 23–28
• Disruptive Reform: Establishing a National Health Innovation Hub pages 29–30
• Enhancing horizontal and vertical governance pages 31–36
• Improving Monitoring and Communication pages 36–38
• REFERENCES pages 39–39
• 3 Empowering Employers pages 15–15
• 5 Governing for Growth and Jobs pages 31–31