Participated in meetings of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on regulation reporting and compliance, professional services, and on the draft report - MeetingTo provide AmCham views with regard to regulation reporting and compliance, and providing comments on elements of the Forum's draft report - Submission
Intent: Communicate the relevance of the financial services industry in Ireland, its economic impact, its competitive opportunities, and its strategic objectives for the next 5 years. Also, to highlight the importance of establishing a retail investment culture in Ireland through Savings and Investment Accounts.
Details: Financial services industry strategy 2026-2030
Intent: Ensure Government response to the fuel crisis effectively supports impacted businesses::Widen scope of fuel supports to include 'own account' HGV freight::Reduce policy related fixed costs on electricity bills through direct Exchequer subvention::Scale up supports for industry energy efficiency and decarbonisation
Details: Ibec's policy recommendations to address 2026 fuel crisis
Intent: Delivery of Government policy measures to address energy cost challenges faced by Ibec members - emphasis on support for fixed charges on business electricity bills.
Details: Business priorities on competitiveness, with a particular focus on energy costs
Meeting on 21 January 2026.Further meetings of the CoBAF on 18 February and 25 March to discuss the theme of Reporting and Compliance (including Revenue) and the theme of Banking, Payments and Financial Services.Final meeting of the CoBAF on 22 April to discuss feedback, specifically recommendations, for the final report.Meeting with the Secretariat of the CoBAF on 28 April to discuss the final report, in particular Chapter 6 on Regulation & Tax Administration. - MeetingSubmission to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 4 February with feedback on the theme of Reporting and Compliance (including Revenue).Submission to Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 3 April with feedback on Chapter of the draft report of Regulatory Compliance and Tax Administration.Submission to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 15 April with feedback on the draft recommendations for the final report. - Submission
Intent: To exchange views with Department officials on tax policy priorities for Budget 2027/ Finance Bill 2026.
Details: Meeting with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to discuss the Institute's tax policy priorities for Budget 2027/ Finance Bill 2026.
Intent: Called for reforms to improve SME access to finance, including more effective delivery and oversight of State-backed lending schemes, faster processing of applications, and the development of alternative and non-bank financing options for businesses.
Details: Dublin Chamber submission to Government's Cost of Doing Business Forum Meeting ref Finance and Banking
Dublin Chamber, alongside Chambers Ireland, is represented on a Government working group tasked with examining the cost of doing business in Ireland and identifying measures to address cost pressures for firms. Submission - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/April%202026%20Submission_1.pdf - Submission
Intent: To encourage Government, regulators and financial institutions to improve competition, transparency and efficiency within the Irish banking and payments market in order to reduce transaction, merchant service and banking costs for businesses.
Details: Dublin Chamber submission to Government's Cost of Doing Business Forum Meeting ref Finance and Banking
Dublin Chamber, alongside Chambers Ireland, is represented on a Government working group tasked with examining the cost of doing business in Ireland and identifying measures to address cost pressures for firms. Submission - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/April%202026%20Submission_1.pdf - Submission
Intent: Objective to reduce the compliance and regulatory costs facing businesses.
Details: Cost of Business Advisory Forum – on the cost of business, specifically on the area of administrative and compliance costs for small businesses.
Intent: Objective to reduce banking and financial services costs for businesses.
Details: Cost of Business Advisory Forum – on the cost of business, specifically on the area of banking, payments and financial services and the associated costs for small businesses.
