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Leaving Cert Business: Stakeholders

How often Stakeholders comes up on the Business papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 6 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Stakeholders, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Stakeholders.

(a)A firm that provides raw materials to a business is its…
  1. Investor
  2. Supplier
  3. Consumer
(b)A business's relationship with its competitors is usually…
  1. Contractual
  2. Co-operative
  3. Competitive
(c)The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is an example of an…
  1. Interest group
  2. Co-operative
  3. Trade union
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(a) Supplier

(b) Competitive

(c) Interest group

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Stakeholders.

Higher Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 1 Q6, Section 3 Q1
2025Section 3 Q4
2024Not asked
2023Section 3 Q1
2022Section 2 ABQ, Section 3 Q1
2021Section 1 Q10, Section 3 Q4, Section 3 Q5
2019Section 1 Q9
2018Section 3 Q1
2017Section 1 Q3, Section 3 Q1
2016Section 3 Q2

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Stakeholders questions

Stakeholders, 2 marks

A firm and its main supplier rely on each other for business. This shows…

  1. Independence
  2. Protectionism
  3. Interdependence
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Interdependence

Stakeholders are interdependent: the supplier needs the orders and the firm needs the materials. A problem for one affects the other.

Stakeholders, 3 marks

Which pair of stakeholders is most likely to clash over a plan to move jobs abroad to cut costs?

  1. Suppliers and the Court of Auditors
  2. Shareholders and employees
  3. Customers and the ECB
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Shareholders and employees

Shareholders may gain from higher profit while employees risk losing their jobs. Their interests conflict directly.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 6 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 1 Q15
2025Section 1 Q8, Section 2 Q4
2024Not asked
2023Section 1 Q8, Section 2 Q1
2022Section 2 Q4
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Section 2 Q1
2017Section 1 Q15
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Stakeholders questions

Stakeholders, 2 marks

An interest group such as the IFA exists mainly to…

  1. Sell shares in farms to the public
  2. Collect taxes for the State from Irish farmers
  3. Lobby to get a better deal for its members
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Lobby to get a better deal for its members

An interest group puts pressure on government and others on behalf of its members. The IFA lobbies on behalf of farmers.

Stakeholders, 2 marks

A person who buys a business goods or services is a…

  1. Investor
  2. Consumer
  3. Supplier
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Consumer

Consumers want good quality at a fair price. They are external stakeholders because they are outside the business.

Stakeholders, 2 marks

The people who own a company and provide its capital are the…

  1. Shareholders
  2. Suppliers
  3. Customers
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Shareholders

Shareholders buy shares in the company. They want a dividend and a rising share price in return for the risk they take.

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