Leaving Cert Business Alive Investigative Study

Leaving Certificate 2027: Business Alive Investigative Study

‘Digitalisation is a major driver of productivity growth through the improvement of process efficiency and the quality of products and services. The growing adoption of technologies is disrupting traditional roles and transforming the world of work.’

- Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

You are required to investigate how a work practice that uses digital technology is impacting either employers or employees. Support your investigation with appropriate primary and/or secondary data.

A list of CSO resources relevant to the project brief is displayed here:

Enterprise Statistics - Retail Sales

• The monthly Retail Sales Index release shows the percentage of turnover generated by online sales for All Businesses.

PxStat Table: RSM07
Release: Retail Sales Index December 2025 (Provisional) November 2025 (Final)

Enterprise Statistics - Business in Ireland Series

• The CSO’s Business in Ireland Series offers comprehensive insights into the economic activity and performance of businesses in Ireland over time.

Labour Productivity

• Labour productivity statistics provide insights into the efficiency of an economy’s labour force. The Productivity in Ireland release series provide these statistics at annual and quarterly levels.
• More detailed sector-specific analyses are available for Construction and Hospitality.
• Labour productivity is described within the Statistics Explained homepage.

PxStat Tables: Annual, Quarterly

Digital Economy - Digital Transactions in the Irish Economy

• The Digital Transactions in the Irish Economy release provides statistics on the value of goods and services produced in the economy by nature of transaction - digitally ordered, digitally delivered, or both - as well as the value of digital products in the Irish economy.
• Additional statistical releases on the Digital Economy are produced examining different areas of the digital economy: Daily Credit and Debit Card Statistics, Household Digital Consumer Behaviour, Household Expenditure on Digital Services, ICT Usage by Households, ICT Usage by Enterprises, Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland, and Retail Sales Generated Online.

PxStat Table: DITA01

List of Project Resources by theme

For a condensed list of all resources by project theme, please see the table below.