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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Employment] Social welfare being one of an employers biggest competitors X’s and O’s should be on a hourly basis rather than weekly. Community employment schemes and other schemes see the same people coming through repeatedly, demonstrating the system is not enabling the original objectives.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Housing] Short term letting policies, the lack of which is putting significant pressure on the housing crisis and access to rental properties for long term durations. Legislation had been approved and enacted so local authorities would have control around short term lets in areas. Local authorities need to prioritise implementing controls to relieve the pressure on housing rather than enabling short term lets eg Air B&B
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Employment] Employer paid sick pay: it will be essential that this absence be certified before employers could agree to pay. Supports would be needed for small businesses as paid sickness absence, in addition to unpaid leave entitlements, and paid rest periods, could impede a small business who run with a small number of staff.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Transport] currently the RSA do not recognise Ukrainian HGV licenses. Now car drivers licenses are accepted, we woudl liek to see HGV licenses accepted also
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Transport] HGV licenses for Ukrainians, currently the RSA do not recognise Ukrainian HGV licenses. Now car drivers licenses are accepted, is it a possibility for HGV licenses to be accepted also? There are businesses wishing to employee Ukrainian HGV license holders, this misalignment is impeding the process.
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Karen & Donal Dempsey
[Housing] Request to have land zoned for residential use at Shandon, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
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West Waterford AC
[Housing] Draft Waterford City and County Council Development Plan - made online submission to retain residential zoning on lands at Duckspool, dungarvan due the the impact this would have on the funding of a major sports facility in the town.
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Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association (WLGFA)
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
[Development and Zoning] Proposed De-zoning of lands at Duckspool, Dungarvan, Co Waterford by Waterford City and Council in accordance with the material alterations to the draft Waterford County & City development plan.
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Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association (WLGFA)
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
[Development and Zoning] Proposed De-zoning of lands at Duckspool, Dungarvan, Co Waterford by Waterford City and Council in accordance with the material alterations to the draft Waterford County & city development plan.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Transport] Other European countries including Belgium, Holland, Italy and Poland will now exchange Ukrainian Licenses for their own national licenses. We ask that Dept Transport review this immediately and similar to the process with Ukrainian car licenses, allow Ukrainian HGV Licenses to be accepted in Ireland
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Joseph Gerard O’Flaherty
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
[Development and Zoning] I lobbied the Dungarvan councillors to get a new bullet point inserted into the Waterford Development Plan in respect of a proposed Tesco store. I lobbied local councillors in Tallow to get lands zoned residential on behalf of John Condon and I lobbied the councillors in Tramore to get land zoned residential at the former CBS site for Horsom Contracting Ltd.
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Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association (WLGFA)
[Development and Zoning] Proposed De-zoning of lands at Duckspool, Dungarvan, Co Waterford by Waterford City and Council in accordance with the material alterations to the draft Waterford County & city development plan.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Budgetary matters] Housing Increase funding for the delivery of home so that the National Development Plan targets can be met Fast track shallow retrofits at scale to help households mitigate the effects of higher energy costs. Alter tax incentives through increasing levies so that hoarding vacant properties is no longer a viable business Support L.A. efforts to make urban Ireland an attractive place to live & work Change on C.B.I.ending rules. , allowing rent payments to be used as of proo
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Budgetary matters] Looking for the government to become much more ambitious about gathering renewable energy from the sea. The most important one is for MARA to be founded as a kind of ‘IDA for the sea’ – an organisation that will work with govt bodies to facilitate the quick delivery of offshore energy projects. In the short run, changing the incentives landscape to facilitate commercial properties becoming microgen producers, and delivering shallower retrofits
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Budgetary matters] Skills & Talent - help resolve the immediate shortages in Skills & Talent Government. Simplify the visa and permit system. Expand resources for upskilling and retraining those who are in employment. Review, consolidate and simplify the employment law legislation. Overhaul of Turas Nua & Community Employment Schemes. Introduce greater supports for carers to ensure that they can continue to remain engaged with the workplace to the greatest degree possible
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The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
[Transport] Mallow-Dungarvan Greenway Project
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Taxation] VAT rate not to return to 23%,
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Economic Development and Industry] • Broadening out CRSS system to include sectors such as catering, cleaning, construction who are not allowed operate but still have fixed costs for example on equipment, vehicles
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Taxation] Rates Waiver for businesses impactde by Covid to continue much longer than March
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Social Protection] TWSS to continue longer than April, to assist businesses who have to reopen and get going again
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Trade] Trading Online Vouchers - increase it back to €2500 flat rate rather than the current offering of 50% of projects
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Taxation] Level Playing firld for physical and onlien businesses. Look at how rates to local authorities and economies will be collected in the future due to the changing nature of how business is conducted (online retail and remote working). Consideration of a parcel levy by online retailers so they have to make a contribution to the local authority into which they are selling.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Economic Development and Industry] General Economic Stimulus, if the government are to issue Stimulus Money in teh wake of Covid, rather than a goft card, woudl government consider working with Chambers across the country who offer Chamber Vouchers. These vouchers can only be spent locally and through a variety of businesses which is the objective of the stimulus
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Communications] Grant funding towards a business digital audit so businesses can future proof their digital capacity.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Education and Training] The Business Continuity Vouchers and Online Trading Vouchers were a true lifeline to many businesses to help them transform and stay active. Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber is requesting that training could be allocated under these schemes or future schemes to enable and empower businesses to sustainably and independently improve digital performance and capacity in their business. Having a consultant build various platforms can be futile if the business cannot operat
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Education and Training] Commitment of funds to develop the Technogical University of substance for the South East main campus based in Waterford with funds to develop the educational disciplines on offer, to atttract the necessary amount of students
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Education and Training] In relation to the new technological University destined for the South East (TUSE) , D&WW Chamber requests the following • Main Campus to be located in Waterford City • Administrative and Management Headquarters to be based in Waterford City • Two thirds of the new Board of TUSE be Waterford representatives, the other third being made up by Carlow, to represent the current size of the institutes. • Commitment of investment to reflect these requests.
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Education and Training] In relation to the new technological University destined for the South East (TUSE) , D&WW Chamber requests the following • Main Campus to be located in Waterford City • Administrative and Management Headquarters to be based in Waterford City • Two thirds of the new Board of TUSE be Waterford representatives, the other third being made up by Carlow, to represent the current size of the institutes. • Commitment of investment to reflect these requests
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Trade] Reintroduction of click and collect services. Defined plan for reopening. An urgent arbitration plan to address the looming rent crisis Further restart grants and extended financial supports to enable those businesses that were viable prior to the pandemic to trade effectively once restrictions are lifted
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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber is calling on Government to make changes to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment system so that it is only given to genuine circumstances and not issued to people where their jobs are open
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