Intent: Ensure Ministers recognised the need for delivery is now urgent::Demanding Balanced Regional Development and funding that will address years of infrastructure deficits
Details: Budget Submission outlining the priorities for Letterkenny Chamber Members and the wider region
Intent: Ensure the Minister understood the Housing Crisis in the North West. Not only the general issues of social housing projects but also the nature of the Defective Blocks Crisis that has made a bad situation worse.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
President's Lunch on 6th June in Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny.President made a speech outlining the business community's main priorities. - Event / Reception
Intent: Impress upon the Minister the importance of balanced regional development. Ensure that the lack of investment in strategic infrastructure projects in the North West were given the priority they deserve. ::Investment in skills, housing and town centre are much needed for the region.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
President's Lunch on 6th June in Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny.President made a speech outlining the business community's main priorities. - Event / Reception
Intent: Impress upon the Minister the importance of balanced regional development. ::Ensure that the lack of investment in strategic infrastructure projects in the North West were given the priority they deserve. ::Help the Minister to understand that investment in this region would enable the region to become net contributors in the future.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
President's Lunch on 6th June in Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny.President made a speech outlining the business community's main priorities. - Event / Reception
Intent: Receive updates from the Council on a number of projects relevant to the business community and to check on progress and future timelines. ::To ensure the council were fully aware of issues that businesses were bringing to the ChamberTo make the Council aware of the costs involved in Christmas Lights in Letterkenny and the issues and risks involved. ::To ensure the council were fully aware of issues that businesses were bringing to the Chamber
Intent: Highlight the slow progress in building of social housing and highlighting the effect lack of private development has on employers. This included not having serviced sites and the issues with Uisce Eireann in terms of the development land South of the River.
Details: Meeting with Councillors from the Letterkenny Milford MD to update them on Chamber activities and issues.