This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership of Director Elsa Pilichowski. The review was produced by GOV’s Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) team in the Global Partnerships, Inclusiveness and Justice Division, under the strategic direction of Tatyana Teplova, Head of Division, and Ernesto Soria Morales, team lead. Carina Lindberg led the review with the support of (in alphabetical order) Pénélope Caron, Daniela di Filippo, Adam Ostry and Giulia dos Prazeres Costa. Stefano Marta and Oscar Huerta Melchor, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), drafted the in-focus chapter on Localising the SDGs in Ireland and Marcos Díaz Ramírez (CFE) provided statistical advice for Chapter 4.
The OECD Secretariat is grateful to the Government of Ireland for its engagement and commitment during the preparation of this report. This report is the result of close collaboration with the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment (DCEE). In particular, the OECD would like to thank the Sustainable Development Goals Team in DCEE.
The OECD also interviewed a number of officials from Government Departments and agencies and non-government stakeholders from civil society, academia and business. Finally, two multi-stakeholder workshops held on 24-26 March 2025 provided a platform for discussing the findings and preliminary recommendations. The authors would like to express their appreciation to all these stakeholders for their availability and insights, including for their participation in workshops aimed at providing input to the process of formulating Ireland’s Third National Implementation Plan for the 2030 Agenda.
The team is also grateful to the Public Governance Director’s Office for their support throughout the publication process. The final report was edited by Julie Harris and prepared for publication by Melissa Sander and Ciara Muller.
The project was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the OECD, in co-operation with the European Commission.