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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Communications] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Communications-related issues raised included broadband reliability, telecoms coverage in rural areas, digital connectivity challenges for SMEs, and the need for improved last-mile connectivity to support business operations and remote working.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Local Government] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Local government issues raised included delivery of rural infrastructure projects, drinking water treatment capacity, local authority funding and decision-making flexibility, town centre regeneration, and the need for targeted supports for small rural town
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Education and Training] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Training-related issues raised included access to National Training Fund supports for retailers, upskilling of SME staff, digital and ecommerce training needs, and simplified access to IT and skills supports for rural businesses.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Justice and Equality] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Justice-related issues raised included rising retail crime, safety concerns for retail workers, support for the Protection of Retail Workers Act, engagement with the Retail Crime Forum, and the need to address vexatious legal claims impacting staff and
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Employment] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Employment-related issues raised included statutory sick pay policy, rising labour costs for SMEs, minimum wage pressures on rural businesses, labour shortages, and workforce availability challenges linked to housing and transport constraints.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Energy and Natural Resources] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Energy-related issues raised included rising business energy costs, electricity grid reliability, power outages affecting SMEs, and proposals for enhanced SEAI grant support for insulation, solar PV and renewable heating upgrades for commercial
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Budgetary matters] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. The engagement included representations on Budget 2026 priorities for rural SMEs and retailers covering business costs, training supports, energy grant funding, infrastructure investment needs and measures to strengthen local economic competitiveness.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Economic Development and Industry] Combined engagement including an in-person meeting on 6 October 2025 at the Courthouse, Cootehill and follow-up written submissions in November 2025 between Cootehill Chamber of Commerce and Minister of State Niamh Smyth TD. Issues raised included SME and retail business costs, statutory sick pay policy, retail crime and staff protection, access to training funding, reform of the Small Benefit Exemption Scheme, business energy upgrade grants, and rural infrast
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Employment] Letter outlining how recent large cumulative cost increases for majority of employers are simply not sustainable.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Energy and Natural Resources] Email sent to local public representatives requesting action on the problem of power cuts in the area and the financial and business impact on businesses.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Transport] Meeting with Cavan County Council on current rollout of roads maintenance and roads infrastructure in the area.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Cavan County Council to work with Uisce Eireann to progress essential works required to upgrade or replace the water treatment plant in Cootehill.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Communications] Meeting with Cavan County Council on rollout of broadband in the area and difficulties of business owners securing a consistent broadband service. Frequent breakdowns cause additional cost and inconvenience for business who are encouraged to switch to online sales, electronic tills and online banking. .
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Economic Development and Industry] Expressed our disappointment that the Business and Industrial Estate at Cornacarrow, is still not ready to provide serviced sites to potential SME's.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Local Government] Letters issued to : Minister Heather Humphries. Cllr. Patrick Mc Donald, Cllr. Carmel Brady and Cllr. Clifford Kelly of Cavan Co. Council regarding lack of upkeep in Cootehill regarding Maintenance of streets, road markings, Speed Bumps, Street Cleaning, Derelict and unkempt buildings and upkeep of local playground.
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Cootehill Chamber of Commerce
[Community] Photos of damage to show repairs needed to support Provision of Funds to repair local Playground, Cootehill Co. Cavan
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