| Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all | ||
| Goal 8.1 | Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries | |
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| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFIN/DFAT | A range of measures including: earned income tax credit for self-employed, export finance initiative and counter guarantee scheme for SMEs, and stable | These measures will incentivise labour market participation, assist small-to-medium enterprise in accessing funding, continue to attract foreign direct investment and safeguard our public finances. |
| Medium-term objective and rainy day fund | ||
| Goal 8.2 | Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DBEI | Innovation 2020 | Innovation 2020 sets out the roadmap for continuing progress towards the goal of making Ireland a Global Innovation Leader, driving a strong sustainable economy and a better society. |
| DCCAE | National Broadband Plan | The National Broadband Plan aims to deliver high speed broadband to every citizen and business in Ireland. This is being achieved through a combination of accelerated commercial investment by telecoms operators, and a proposed State intervention to provide high speed broadband to those parts of the country where there is no certainty that the commercial sector will invest. |
| Goal 8.3 | Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DBEI | Enterprise 2025 Renewed | Enterprise 2025 Renewed is Ireland’s national enterprise strategy. It sets out the ambition for Ireland in 2025 to be the best place to succeed in business delivering sustainable employment and higher standards of living for all. |
| Goal 8.4 | Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | A Resource Opportunity 2012 | National Waste Prevention Programme. |
| Goal 8.5 | By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DBEI | Action Plan for Jobs | The Action Plan for Jobs is a whole-of-Government initiative under which Government Departments and Agencies work to support job creation. |
| Goal 8.6 | By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DEASP | Action Plan for Jobs; Pathways to Work | National employment rate target under EU 2020. |
| Various Youth programmes and Youth Employability initiative | Increase soft skills of young people to assist them in terms of their employability. | |
| Goal 8.7 | Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT/DJE | One World, One Future | Goal #3 Better governance, human rights and accountability. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 8.8 | Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DEASP/DBEI | Action Plan for Jobs | The Action Plan for Jobs is a whole-of-Government initiative under which Government Departments and Agencies work to support job creation. |
| Goal 8.9 | By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DTTAS | People, Place and Policy: Growing Tourism to 2025 | By 2025, ensure revenue from overseas visitors, excluding carrier receipts, will increase to €5 billion in real terms. Employment in the tourism sector will be 250,000 by 2025, compared with around 200,000 in 2015. There will be 10 million visits to Ireland annually by 2025. |
| Goal 8.10 | Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFIN | Establishment of the Cost of Insurance Working Group by Minister for Finance, and associated reports and action plans | Stabilise cost of insurance and insurance market generally. |
| Goal 8.a | Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World, One Future – Goal #2 Sustainable development, inclusive economic growth. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 8.b | By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DEASP /DBEI | Action Plan for Jobs | The Action Plan for Jobs is a whole-of-Government initiative under which Government Departments and Agencies work to support job creation. |
| Pathways to Work | National employment rate target under EU 2020. | |
| Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all | |
| 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries | 8.1.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita |
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| 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors | 8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person |
| 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services | 8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex |
| 8.4 Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead | 8.4.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP |
| 8.4.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP | |
| 8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value | 8.5.1 Average hourly earnings of employees, by sex, age, occupation and persons with disabilities |
| 8.5.2 Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities | |
| 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training | 8.6.1 Proportion of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or training |
| 8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms | 8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age |
| 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment | 8.8.1 Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status |
| 8.8.2 Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status | |
| 8.9 By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products | 8.9.1 Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate |
| 8.10 Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all | 8.10.1 (a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults |
| 8.10.2 Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider | |
| 8.a Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries | 8.a.1 Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements |
| 8.b By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization | 8.b.1 Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy |
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