Yearly Archives: 2017

Earlier this month, Government launched their “It Starts Now” campaign which aims to inform parents of €19m in Extra Supports for families. As part of the awareness campaign, Government announced its intention to fund an additional 5,000 childcare spaces for school ages children and increase capital funding by 33% to €4 million. The implementation of the childcare provisions

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by Emma Kerins, International Affairs Executive, Chambers Ireland Following announcements earlier this month that the UK would release a series of position papers outlining their key policies, last week saw the first two papers launched by the Department for Exiting the European Union. While the EU has published more than a dozen such position papers over the course of

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by Elisha Collier O’Brien, Policy and Research Executive, Chambers Ireland Irish businesses benefit greatly from opportunities to access training and skills for employees to build capacity and enhance productivity. The National Training Fund is an important component in Ireland’s further education and training landscape. Currently, employer’s PRSI contribution includes a 0.7% National Training Fund Levy

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By Susan McDermott, Media and Communications Executive, Chambers Ireland There has been much discussion in the media and current affairs commentary in recent days and weeks about the Rainy Day Fund and whether the Government will deliver on its commitment to allocate exchequer funding to such a measure. What is a Rainy Day Fund? A

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by Emma Kerins, International Affairs Executive, Chambers Ireland This week’s news that the EU and Japan reached a political agreement for a new trade deal is a welcome development for all those who support increased international trade. Japan is the fourth largest economy in the world and with a population of more than 125 million people; its

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by Will Doyle  On the 13 June, European Movement Ireland hosted Two Islands: Brexit and the Future of Europe, a conference addressing the looming effects of Brexit. The speakers represented perspectives from Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England. Despite this range of geographical representation, everyone present could agree on one thing- a hard Brexit will negatively affect

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The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation this week announced a €60 million investment in a new Enterprise Ireland led competitive funding stream to support regional enterprise and job creation.   The Regional Enterprise Development Fund is designed to support the objectives already outlined by Government in the Regional Action Plan for Jobs and in the Action Plan

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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a proposed trade agreement between the EU and the United States, has been a trade deal that the Irish business community has strongly advocated for in recent years.  The Irish economy was predicted to benefit from TTIP more than twice the EU average, with these benefits extending to

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