Annual Reviews and Action Plans
2025 Annual Review and Action Plan 2026/2027
Stakeholders have an important role in delivering the National Financial Literacy Strategy. Action plans will be published over the Strategy’s lifetime setting out highlighted actions stakeholders are taking to advance the Strategy’s mission. The Department of Finance will also publish annual reviews setting out the progress that has been delivered each year.
The 2025 Annual Review and Action Plan for 2026/2027 is the latest annual review and action plan for the Strategy’s delivery. In addition to the overall aims and objectives set out by the Strategy itself, the 2025 Annual Review and Action Plan for 2026/2027 has identified some priorities for the Strategy’s focus in 2026/2027. These includes working with Ireland’s financial literacy eco-system to improve financial literacy provision that supports:
- Unemployed people
- Migrants
- Understanding credit and managing debt, particularly in relation to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
- Retail investor education for adults
The Action Plan for 2026/2027 does not capture all financial literacy activity. Instead, it highlights certain financial literacy initiatives that are focused on addressing the target outcomes and objectives identified within the Mapping Report and Strategy.
Actions for 2026/2027
This focuses on building and rolling out the frameworks needed for effectively delivering the Strategy. The aims under this stream include:
- Providing strong government leadership for financial literacy and financial education in Ireland
- Creating a framework for stakeholder involvement and input
- Improving co-ordination in delivering financial literacy initiatives
- Increasing the visibility of financial education tools and initiatives
- Promoting and investigating funding opportunities for financial education initiatives
This focuses on creating and agreeing the general principles and guidelines for delivering financial literacy initiatives and how to monitor and evaluate the Strategy; raising awareness of consumer protections and rights; promoting information sharing among stakeholders as well as highlighting the need for further research in this area. The aims under this stream include:
- Promoting and improving monitoring and evaluation of financial education in Ireland
- Improving coordination on research and data collection around financial wellbeing in Ireland
- Promoting best practice in financial education in Ireland
This focuses on the creation and development of new partnerships and initiatives to achieve the outcomes set out for target groups. The aims under this stream include:
Supporting the delivery of financial literacy initiatives by stakeholders under identified target areas;
- Promoting stakeholder cooperation in developing and delivering financial education to certain target groups or on certain topics;
- Addressing the challenges that exist in closing financial literacy gaps identified among certain target groups or on certain topics;
- Improving digital financial literacy among consumers;
- Increasing awareness among regulated financial services providers and consumers of financial abuse, fraud and scams; and
- Encouraging consumers to prepare for their retirement and to plan ahead.