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Wednesday, December 21, 2022Chambers Ireland strongly supports the increased ambition of the Climate Action Plan 2023
Chambers Ireland strongly supports the increased ambition of the Climate Action Plan 2023 Speaking today 21after the release of the Climate Action Plan 2023, Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland’s Chief Executive said: “Putting our Climate Action Plan on a statutory footing is an important move by government, and the fixing of legally binding targets for individual departments is another essential move. “Chambers Ireland are strong supporters of the Sustainable Development Goals, and Climate Action is one that
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022Fingal Chamber Publishes Second Business Sentiment Survey 2022
Staff retention and recruitment continue to be the biggest challenge facing Fingal business.Fingal’s competitiveness is at risk due to housing availability and soaring energy costs.70% of businesses have implemented energy-saving costs.A positive outlook is predicted with many businesses expecting to see an increase in staff numbers, training, revenue, and profits. Fingal Chamber has published the findings of its second Business Sentiment Survey of 2022. The survey which focused on business challenges,
Tuesday, November 22, 2022Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University
The Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics is one of the largest data analytics centres in Europe. We are located in a number of the top ranking Irish universities includingDublin City University. Our aim is to help individuals and organisations derive value from data by enabling better decision-making. We offer a national innovation ecosystem to advance Ireland's digital transformation, enabling businesses to make better all-round decisions, backed by data. All of our research is informed by our
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Monday, October 03, 2022Fingal Chamber launches its Fingal Business Sentiment Survey for Q3 2022
Fingal Chamber has opened its Business Sentiment Survey for Q3 2022 to ascertain the views of the business community in the region on a whole range of local issues. The Business Sentiment Survey 2022 is geared towards discovering the biggest challenges facing businesses, and how local business leaders feel about current business conditions. Fingal Chamber uses the results to tell Fingal County Council, government departments, political parties, TDs, and others about the economic pressures facing local
Monday, March 28, 2022Consumer sentiment plummets, while business sentiment drops slightly
· Economic Pulse falls in March· Consumer confidence tumbles - households react to Russian-Ukraine conflict· Over a third of firms expect to increase investment this year The Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse came in at 84.4 in March 2022. The index, which combines the results of the Consumer and Business Pulses, was down 3.8 on last month but 10.7 higher than a year ago. Consumer confidence took a big knock this month as households reacted to the escalation of the Russian-Ukraine
Tuesday, March 15, 2022Take Part in The HR Barometer Survey 2022
What is the HR Barometer Report? The HR Barometer Report is the most comprehensive research report analysing the impacts, challenges and opportunities within the HR and Employment Law landscape in Ireland. This is the sixth year Adare Human Resource Management have been running the HR Barometer Survey. We survey a wide range of industries throughout Ireland to get the best understanding of Human Resource practices across all types, regions and sizes of organisations. The HR Barometer results provide
Thursday, February 17, 2022Fingal Chamber Publishes Business Sentiment Survey Findings
Staff retention and recruitment are the biggest challenges facing Fingal business.Fingal’s competitiveness is at risk due to lack of skills and talent, availability of housing and transport issues.Positive outlook predicted with many businesses expecting to see an increase in staff numbers, training, revenue and profits. Fingal Chamber has published the findings of its Business Sentiment Survey. The survey which focused on business challenges, competitiveness, staff recruitment and retention, flexible and
Tuesday, February 08, 2022Pension coverage needs to be improved
Michelle McDonagh, Senior HR Client Relationship Consultant, Adare Human Resource Management According to the Central Statistics Office, a third of the working population have no pension coverage other than the State pension1. Three quarters of those with supplementary pension coverage said it is provided through their employment, with 11% holding a personal pension plan and 16% with both. Unsurprisingly, younger workers have the lowest level of coverage with just a quarter of workers aged 20-24 having
Tuesday, January 18, 2022Fingal Chamber launches its Fingal Business Sentiment Survey for 2022
Fingal Chamber has opened its Business Sentiment Survey for 2022 to ascertain the views of the business community in the region on a whole range of local issues. Anyone with commercial interests in the region is being urged to respond to ensure a full and accurate snapshot of local opinion is obtained. The Business Sentiment Survey 2022 is geared towards discovering the biggest challenges facing businesses, and how local business leaders feel about current business conditions. Fingal Chamber will use the
Wednesday, November 10, 2021Chambers Ireland releases Irish data from the Eurochambres Economic Survey for 2022, Europe’s larges
Chambers Ireland has today launched the results of the Irish survey of businesses which contributed to the Eurochambres Economic Survey for 2022 (EES2022). Eurochambres (the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry) represents over 20 million enterprises in Europe – 98% of which are SMEs – through 45 national members and a European network of 1700 regional and local Chambers has been conducting these surveys continuously since 2002. The European Data is optimistic but there are
Tuesday, September 28, 2021Sustainable Swords Strategic Priorities Open for Consultation
In spring of 2021 Fingal County Council invited local residents and businesses, to get involved in the Sustainable Swords place making project. The ‘Your Swords, Your Say’ survey gave people an opportunity to share their opinions and comments on how to best develop Swords sustainably. Insights from the research survey have been brought together with the Fingal County Development Plan 2017-2023 in preparation of these emerging themes. Fingal County Council is now very pleased to present the Emerging
Thursday, April 30, 2020Latest Chambers Ireland Survey Highlights Costs to Business in Reopening and Calls for More Support
Chambers Ireland and our nationwide network of chambers has today (30 April 2020) published results from a survey of the Irish business community. This survey seeks to quantify and highlight the impact of COVID-19 on businesses in towns, cities and regions across the country. The third in a series, the survey has over 1300 responses and was conducted between the 24 and 28 April 2020. The previous Chambers Ireland survey results, published on the 9 April, found that 84% of businesses expect revenue to
Friday, April 03, 2020Chambers Ireland launches latest Covid-19 Business Community Survey
This morning, Chambers Ireland launches our second Covid-19 Business Community Survey. This survey is targeted at business owners and operators, both those who are members of their local chambers of commerce and those that are not. With it we seek to chart out the effects of the Covid-19 restrictions on the Irish Business community, and through creating an evidence base assist policy makers and business owners guide our economy through the Covid-19 challenges. Our last survey, which
