‘Success will hinge on execution’ Chambers Chief Executive sends message to new Government

16 January 2025

Chambers Ireland has today welcomed the Programme for Government. Speaking this afternoon, Chief Executive Ian Talbot issued a challenge to the new Government to deliver on its commitments:

“Success will hinge on execution. The next five years of policy must prioritise infrastructure delivery as a cornerstone for driving and sustaining competitiveness. The new Government must act pragmatically to expedite progress on infrastructure including housing, energy, water and wastewater treatment, and transport.

Improving our delivery capability should be a central theme across all areas of governance. This is why we called for greater devolution to local authorities in our General Election manifesto. It’s time to get things moving.

The Government needs to be bold in leveraging our renewable energy potential and investing in our ports. This will be fundamental to driving our economic growth and achieving our climate targets and planning reform will be a critical enabler of this progress.”

He also called for progress on Free Trade Agreements:

“We have long called for greater progress on advancing the Free Trade Agenda and strongly support the ratification of CETA. The next Presidential Election offers a timely opportunity to hold a referendum on this crucial agreement.”

Talbot continued:

“While the measures in the Programme will need to be assessed in greater detail, we also welcome the emphasis on skills, developing our data centre infrastructure, childcare and safety in our communities.

We look forward to a successful outcome of the approval processes now commenced.”

ENDS

Further notes:

The Chambers Ireland General Election Manifesto is available here – Link

For More Information:

Contact Shane Hughes by email at shane.hughes@chambers.ie.

About Chambers Ireland:

Chambers Ireland is the voice of business throughout Ireland, with 37 member chambers across every major city, town and region of the island. Aligning our strategic priorities with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, our aim is to make places better to live, work and do business.

Chambers Ireland were selected by the Government as a National Champion of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2023-2024 and subsequently appointed as SDG Ambassador in 2024.