Commitment

Reduce the cost of doing business for SMEs

What this means

  • This is a government commitment to reduce the cost of doing business for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland.[source]
  • The commitment includes reviewing PRSI and VAT measures and providing targeted supports to ease financial pressure on SMEs.[source]
  • It falls under the enterprise and employment policy area and is the responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.[source]
  • Minister Peter Burke is the officeholder responsible for delivering on this commitment, which was first stated on 23 January 2025.[source]
  • The commitment is currently in progress with no confirmed delivery deadline, meaning the public cannot yet hold the government to a specific timeline.[source]

Direct impact (3)

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
    Support 300,000 additional jobs by 2030Commitment
  • 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

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Relationship map

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - delivery owned by bodyBDepartment of Enterprise,…delivery owned by bodyPeter Burke - delivery owned by officeholderOPeter Burkedelivery owned by officeholderPromotion of enterprise, trade and employment - implements mandateMPromotion of enterprise, …implements mandateCReduce the cost of doing busine…

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

In Progress

Commitment to ease cost pressures on small and medium enterprises, including a review of PRSI and VAT measures and targeted supports.

Attribution & links

Origin
Programme For Government
Policy area
Enterprise And Employment
Owning party
Independent / unattributed
Responsible body
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Responsible officeholder
Peter Burke
Linked mandate
Promotion of enterprise, trade and employment
First stated
2025-01-23
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

Every status claim above is backed by a primary source — follow a link to the source-of-truth document.

Evidence

This commitment contributes to the Delivery score of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Peter Burke.

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