David Moloney

Intent: • First, the need to deliver regulatory simplification.• Second, the need for the EU to fully mobilise the Single Market .• Third, the need to ensure a level playing field for SMEs.• Fourth, the need to provide energy resilience and affordability for SME competitiveness. • Fifth, the need to ensure digital sovereignty for SMEs. • Sixth, the need for affordable access to finance for SMEs.• Lastly, the need to understand that SMEs are a key factor in economic resilience

Details: Key priority areas for SMEs ahead of the EU leaders' summit in February 2026

Intent: Highlight the negative impact of tariff increases on investment, supply chains, and market confidence.

Details: Proposed increase in tariffs on EU imports by the United States.

Intent: Emphasise the need to preserve openness and reliability in EU-US trade to support global economic stability.

Details: Strategic importance of the EU-US trade relationship in the global rules-based trading system.

Intent: Enable Irish innovators to access a simplified and cost-effective system for protecting intellectual property.

Details: Support for a referendum on Ireland’s membership in the EU Unified Patent Court.

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the need for increased investment in water and wastewater infrastructure with the commitment of a multi-annual funding structure and for various consenting regimes to be streamlined to create efficiencies , ... Read more

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necesity for optimised investment in capital projects and infrastructure, greater transparency and an open approach to infrastructure funding models.

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the need for increased investment in water and wastewater infrastructure with the commitment of a multi-annual funding structure and for various consenting regimes to be streamlined to create efficiencies , ... Read more

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necesity for optimised investment in capital projects and infrastructure, greater transparency and an open approach to infrastructure funding models.

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including for Transport Oriented Development principles should form the core of all new developments and for the Land Development Agency (LDA) to take responsibility for a National Land Management Strategy.

Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.

Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necessity to develop tax-incentivised investment channels to facilitate households to move savings into investments that support infrastructure expansion and green energy projects.