Support 300,000 additional jobs by 2030

What this means

• This is a government commitment to support the creation of 300,000 additional jobs in Ireland by 2030, set out in the 2025 Programme for Government.[source]
• The commitment falls under enterprise and employment policy and is led by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.[source]
• Minister Peter Burke is the officeholder responsible for delivering on this commitment.[source]
• The jobs target is to be achieved through enterprise, investment and skills policy, though no specific delivery deadline beyond 2030 has been stated.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress, having been first stated on 23 January 2025. Progress should be tracked to hold the government to account.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Peter BurkeOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Promotion of enterprise, trade and employmentMandate

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-enterprise
  Oversight of company law and corporate regulationMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via peter-burke
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via dept-enterprise
  Alan DillonOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment2-hop via dept-enterprise
  Niamh SmythOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment2-hop via dept-enterprise
  Declan HughesOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-enterprise
  Reduce the cost of doing business for SMEsCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via peter-burke
  Fine GaelParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via peter-burke
  Locate at least half of IDA investments outside DublinCommitment