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.
1. To raise issues of Regulation, Revenue & Other in advance of meeting on 18th Feb.2. Follow up with written submission to Forum Secretariat - following Forum meeting of 21st Jan to raise issues with regard to Port and Maritime transport costs. - Submission
Attended and contributed to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 21st January, 18th February, 25th March, 22nd April. - MeetingOn theme: Regulation Reporting and Compliance - Submission
Intent: An investigation into 'price gouging' and comertition in the Energy Sector to be carried out bu the EU if the CCPC and the CRU continue with their non interventionist approach to competition enforcement in the Irish market.
Details: Seeking the inclusion of an IEA Report on Energy Costs in the Cost of Business Advisory Forum deliberations
Intent: To highlight that a survey of pig producers showed that nearly half would be forced to consider exiting the sector if suitable employees are not available in the short-term.::To highlight that this would be a potential loss of €623m to the national economy and a potential reduction of €396m in annual exports.::To make Government aware that the Irish pig sector is facing a critical challenge as it grapples with acute shortages of skilled workers, which is negatively impacting on productivity, growth, and the overall health of the industry::To urgently seek an allocation of work permits for the sectors including pig, horticulture, dairy, and poultry. A submission has been made to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on these critical issues.::To ensure the continued sustainable growth of the Irish pig sector, collaborative efforts from stakeholders, policymakers and Government are essential, so that pig farmers can continue to source quality suitable employees for their far
Intent: Spotlight the scope and scale of the manufacturing sector in Ireland::Identify the need for a national competitiveness action plan to ensure future success::Ensure commitment to Ibec’s policy recommendations under the headings of Taxation, Sustainability, Digital, Talent & Innovation, Trade & Supply Chain and Regulation.
Details: Ibec’s ‘Manufacturing in Ireland, Today Tomorrow and Beyond’ Report
Intent: Legislative change/introduction. Resolution to industrial dispute.
Details: Debenhams in Liquidation and seeking change in Employment and Company law covering insolvency redundancy. Also discussions/meetings on €3 million training fund for ex employees of Debenhams.
03/03/21 - Follow up with John Shaw Dept of an Taoiseach re meeting of 01/03/2108/03/21 - Dept of Education - William Beausang - Phone call10/03/21 - Meeting with An Taoiseach12/03/21 - Meeting with Department of Education/Solas25/03/21 - Meeting with Department of Education William Beausang01/04/21 - Meeting with Department of Education William Beausang 28/04/21 - Meeting with Department of Education, Solas, Labour Court - Meeting