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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[EU Affairs] Meeting in Brussels to highlight issues involving: The development of critical public infrastructure •Bottlenecks in the Irish planning system •Ireland’s political relationship with the United Kingdom post-Brexit •Ramifications from the war in Ukraine and what our MEPs can highlight at EU level regarding the increased costs for businesses •The development of climate change initiatives at EU level •Regional development •Trade
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Local Government] Town Centre First Strategy.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Local Government] The current challenges that are facing our local communities based upon a recent business community survey. The Survey was discussed, and results highlight areas that Government needs to support businesses to recover. How the Government needs to provide certainty on how long supports will remain in place and the need for clarity and consistency from government for reopening and how we can support our local economies. We criticised Government’s short sightedness with the limit
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Local Government] The current challenges that are facing our local communities based upon a recent business community survey were highlighted. The Survey was discussed, and results highlight areas that Government needs to support business recovery, Government needs to provide certainty on how long supports will remain in place the need for clarity and consistency from government for reopening and how we can support our local economies. We criticised Government’s short sightedness with the limit
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Community] We discussed the results of our recent Broadband survey and how Broadband services provided to people across County Wexford and how they are still inadequate and fall below expectations of what it should be. We highlighted that with the Government’s Remote Strategy plan underway for Ireland, it is vital that Broadband services are vastly improved, or it will result in a failed attempt to provide everyone with the same opportunities to work remotely.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Public Expenditure and Reform] The purpose of this briefing was to discuss how Businesses and the retail sector across County Wexford could be supported in the months ahead and to discuss the Government plans for current and future support schemes for Businesses.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Finance] We requested certainty around Business supports which specifically included the Extension of the Small Benefits Exemption to allow employers to give a voucher in 2021 up to the value of €1,000 and the Extension of the reduced VAT rate for Hospitality & Tourism businesses until end of 2023.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Finance] County Wexford Chamber has made its recommendations ahead of Budget 2022 and requested Government to act on the areas highlighted over the next 12-18 months. In particular, the supports for vulnerable businesses will be critical in the coming months and we have called for their withdrawal to be gradual to avoid the risk of a wave of insolvencies hitting our economy.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2022
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Housing] Lack of Housing, The Repair and Leasing Scheme and work permits.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Agriculture] Wexford is a county which is highly rural and agriculture and the marine play a large part in our economy. The impact of these sectors has yet to be fully realised. Our members highlighted the importance that below cost selling should be outlawed. In addition, there is a call for support for the upgrading of Rosslare Europort and for the development of New Ross Port.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Tourism] Wexford is a county which is highly dependent on tourism and the impact of the loss of the tourist season this year has yet to be fully realised. Our members highlighted the reduction of the VAT rate as critically important to enable them to survive the economic shock. In addition, there is a call for funding to develop virtual experiences within our local tourism attractions to encourage footfall among other things.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Social Protection] As part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on our members we championed a project namely Reviving Wexford. We invited businesses from all over County Wexford to identify (1) their biggest challenges in fighting the economic impact, (2) the supports they most would benefit from, and (3) the actions they would consider critical to revive the Wexford economy. You will see that continuation of the Wage Subsidy Scheme is identified as a critical element of
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Education and Training] Wexford is a county which is has a relatively low level of third level education relative to other counties and we see the provision of a University of the South East to be of critical importance to the development of the county.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Finance] You will see that cashflow is a cause of great concern, as is the need for the waiving of rates and the continuation of the Wage Subsidy Scheme. There is a strong call for a reduction in VAT, and this is particularly relevant in a county such as Wexford with a high dependency on the Tourism and Hospitality Sectors.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Children and Youth Affairs] Wexford has a long been calling for the provision of necessary services to support the mental health of our children, and I would ask that you prioritise the provision of a robust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for Wexford and the South East.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Health] Our members have identified the provision of a Trauma Relief Training to support the emotional recovery of front-line workers, as well as grants to reduce the impact of a likely phase 2 outbreak of Covid-19.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Education and Training] Our members have identified the provision of a University of the South East as a critical element of recovery, and we in the Chamber would be delighted to offer any support we could in relation to delivery of this most important resource to a the South East.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Trade] You will see that cashflow was a cause of great concern, as was the need for the waiving of rates and the continuation of the Wage Subsidy Scheme.
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County Wexford Chamber of Industry and Commerce CLG
[Education and Training] Wexford has a lot of challenges in terms of its socio-economic standing, low levels of third level education, and traditional low levels of inward investment. We see the provision of a University of the South East as critical to the development of the county, and hinterland. We would ask that you would champion this cause, and make whatever resources are necessary available to secure a better future for our children and young people in particular.
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