Colm O'Reardon

Intent: Sought a meeting with the DFHERIS minister to ensure that the budgetary allocation for skills training would not be reduced in Budget 2026

Details: Review of NTF allocation

Intent: Provide budgetary objectives of importance to Guaranteed Irish members

Details: Pre-budget submission 2026

Intent: Share 'Our skills ambition' policy paper which outlines importance of unlocking the National Training Fund to deliver lifelong learning and development to future proof our competitiveness and economic growth alongside sustained investment in research and innovation

Details: Business priorities for skills

Intent: Share 'Our innovation ambition' policy paper, advocating for business investment through R&D tax credit and helping scaling companies innovate alongside establishment of a funding model, a multiannual fund for long term development of research and innovation infrastructure, and leveraging the National Training Fund to secure Ireland's pipeline of research talent.

Details: Business priorities for innovation

Intent: Establish Savings and Investment Union and need for regulatory impact assessments

Details: Financial services engagement

Intent: Roundtable meeting to communicate importance of skills, education and innovation for supporting competitiveness and how National Training Fund can be leveraged

Details: Skills, education and innovation roundtable

Intent: Advocate for sustainable investment in Springboard+ and the Skillnet Model

Details: Discuss upskilling and reskilling needs of biopharmachem sector

Intent: Obtain capital funding towards costs of new campus building at Spencer Dock

Details: NCI capital requirements

Intent: Communicate and ensure understanding of the need to establish a National Training Fund Voucher Scheme to support employers, and particularly SMEs to ensure businesses in Ireland’s Experience Economy can address current and future skills needs.

Details: Need to introduce a National Training Fund Voucher scheme to support employers in Ireland’s largest indigenous economy, the Experience Economy.

Intent: Communicate and ensure understanding of the specific skills needs for Ireland’s largest indigenous economy, our Experience Economy, to ensure a long term skilled workforce for the sector.

Details: Policy supports to address current and future skills needs required in Ireland’s Experience Economy.