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Introduction 

Skillnet Ireland is committed to transparency and accountability. This page provides a central access point to the various ways you can obtain information about our organisation, our activities, and your rights under Irish and EU legislation.  

Below you will find links to the key access regimes and information categories we support. Each section includes a brief explanation and a direct link to more detailed content.  

About Skillnet Ireland  

Skillnet Ireland provides routinely available information about our organisation, including: 

  • Our services and public offerings 
  • Decision-making processes 
  • Financial and procurement information  

Click here to learn more about Skillnet Ireland 

Freedom of Information 

Under the FOI Act 2014, you have the right to access records held by Skillnet Ireland.  

Click here to learn more about FOI and how to make a request. 
Click here to see the FOI_Disclosure_Log_2025.pdf 
Click here to view and download all publications currently available. 

Access to Information on the Environment 

The AIE Regulations give you the right to access environmental information held by public bodies.  

Click here to learn more about AIE and how to make a request.

Open Data (PSI) 

We support the re-use of public sector information in line with the Open Data Directive.  

Explore our Open Data resources. 

Data Protection 

Skillnet Ireland is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy.  For more information about your rights and our obligations, please refer to our Data Protection Statement.

Information about Skillnet Ireland 

Skillnet Ireland is a business support agency of the Government of Ireland. Our mandate is to advance the competitiveness, productivity and innovation of businesses operating in Ireland through enterprise-led workforce development.  

Skillnet Ireland was established in 1999 and is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act.  Skillnet Ireland is funded from the National Training Fund (NTF) through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS).   

What we do  

Learn more here. 

For more information about Skillnet Ireland’s Corporate Governance, Structure and Publications, please follow the links below or continue reading 

Corporate Governance and Organisational Structure

The Board of Directors and Committees  

Skillnet Ireland is governed by a Board of Directors representing stakeholders vested in workforce development.  

The Company structure of the Board of Skillnet Ireland is that all 13 Directors are nominees of specified organisations that have an interest in employee training, with a majority representing employers, as follows:

  • Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (three nominees)
  • IBEC (four nominees)
  • The Construction Industry Federation (one nominee)
  • Chambers Ireland (one nominee)
  • The Small Firms Association (one nominee)
  • The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (three nominees)  

Click here to view our Board.  

The Board is supported by three committees:  

Audit and Risk Committee  

The Audit and Risk Committee provide oversight of:

  • Financial reporting
  • Internal controls and risk management
  • Internal and external audit functions  
Finance and General Purpose Committee  

The Finance and General-Purpose Committee provides oversight of:

  • Operational effectiveness  
Human Resources and Remuneration Matters  

Annual budget and application of funds in accordance with the Company’s Performance Delivery Agreement with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. 

Evaluation and Performance Monitoring Committee  

The Evaluation and Performance Monitoring Committee shall:

  • Review applications for funding and awards for grants
  • Oversee the application process followed by the Executive
  • Define and set performance measures and benchmarks for the Networks and related programmes 
Skillnet Ireland Code of Business Conduct for Directors  

Click here to view the Code of Business Conduct for Directors  

Management and Operational Structure  

Skillnet Ireland, although a public body is a private company and staff of the organisation are not public servants. Accordingly, there are no set pay scales or grades applicable to the positions noted.  

Click here to view our Leadership Team.  

Decision Making Process for Major Policy Proposals  

All decisions to award grants are approved by the Board of Skillnet Ireland.  

The Board’s decision is supported with advice and recommendations from the Evaluation and Performance Monitoring Board Committee, and the Executive on the assessment of the applications for funding and the assessment process.  

Corporate Strategy

Skillnet Ireland’s existing corporate strategy covers the period beginning 1 January 2026 and ending 31 December 2028.  

Further information on the strategic direction may be found on the Statement of Strategy 2026 – 2028  

Financial Information  

Skillnet Ireland’s financial statements are published within its Annual Reports.  

Board Member remuneration  

Board member remuneration is aligned with Category 3 Chairperson/ Directors fees (non-commercial state bodies)  

Payment for goods and services in excess of €20k

This information is published quarterly in arrears and can be downloaded in pdf format below.

Financial Information

Procurement Information  

Skillnet Ireland’s procurement is conducted in compliance with public procurement guidelines.  

Current Tender Competitions  

Details of current tender competitions over €50,000 are available on www.etenders.gov.ie  

EU State Aid  

You can find out how training aid provided to beneficiary companies under the Training Networks Programme (TNP) complies with the provisions of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 (General Block Exemption Regulation or GBER) here: EU-State-Aid.pdf  

Publications  

Skillnet Ireland publications cover a range of topics such as:

  • Annual reports
  • Independent evaluations of programmes
  • Research documents  

For more information, please see our Publications page  

Customer Service

The standards of service we aim to provide to our clients is outlined in our Customer Service section.

Our services and public offerings

Information on how to access the supports provided by Skillnet Ireland may be found by clicking here.  

Information on how to form a Skillnet Business Network may be found by clicking here.  

Further details on the next application process are available here.  

Location and contact details  

The Skillnet Ireland head office is based in Sandyford, Dublin – Our location and directions.  

Skillnet Ireland Business Networks are based in various locations nationwide – Listing and contact details for Skillnet Ireland Business Networks.