Informal meetings seeking support of politicians and councillors - Informal communicationLetter to CEO requesting a meeting, with a supporting briefing document - Letter
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for a DLR Skills & Enterprise Compact bringing together employers, DLR Chamber, education providers and relevant agencies. The Chamber is seeking Council participation in a locally informed approach aligning skills, training, apprenticeships and micro-credentials with emerging opportunities including green skills, AI and digital, creative industries, blue economy and healthcare.
Details: Local Councillors: Support for Development of a DLR Skills & Enterprise Compact linking local employer needs with education and training provision.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 finds 61% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 63.5% of classified occupations are managerial, professional or associate-professional. It identifies opportunities across energy transition, digital, creative industries, private medicine and blue economy, supporting stronger alignment between skills provision and enterprise needs. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for childcare to be recognised in local planning and economic development as essential infrastructure. The Chamber is seeking forward consideration of childcare capacity alongside major growth in Cherrywood, Dundrum Central and Woodbrook, and Council advocacy to Government and relevant agencies to ensure provision keeps pace with housing and population growth.
Details: Local Councillors: Recognition of childcare as economic infrastructure and forward planning of childcare capacity in DLR growth areas.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies 210 visible early-years and afterschool facilities serving 15,762 children. It records 11,286 women whose principal economic status is 'looking after home or family', compared with 879 men. The report recommends sequencing childcare capacity into major housing growth areas. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for transport planning that better connects DLR's housing growth, employment centres and town centres. The Chamber is seeking prioritisation of sustainable connectivity across DART, Luas, bus, walking and cycling, particularly around Cherrywood, Dundrum Central, Woodbrook and Sandyford, together with Council advocacy to Government and transport agencies on required investment.
Details: Local Councillors: Supporting Improved transport connectivity between DLR's housing-growth areas, employment centres and town centres.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies an inland employment spine around Dundrum, Sandyford and Cherrywood alongside the coastal DART corridor. It highlights connecting the existing employment base with the next wave of housing as a key public-transport-led growth requirement. It also records 19,513 residents working mainly from home. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for infrastructure and services to be planned alongside major housing growth in DLR. The Chamber is seeking a coordinated approach to transport, childcare, education, healthcare, utilities, digital and community infrastructure in Cherrywood, Dundrum Central and Woodbrook, and Council advocacy to Government and relevant agencies where delivery lies outside Council control.
Details: Local Councillors: Supporting Infrastructure sequencing alongside major housing growth at Cherrywood, Dundrum Central and Woodbrook.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies approximately 13,700 future homes across major growth areas: c.10,500 at Cherrywood SDZ, 934 at Dundrum Central and c.2,300 along the Woodbrook-Shankill-Bray corridor. Infrastructure sequencing is identified as a key action to ensure services keep pace with residential growth. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for developing DLR as a leading retrofit economy, connecting household demand with local enterprise and skills. The Chamber is seeking Council support for a coordinated approach involving DLR Chamber and relevant partners to strengthen local suppliers, aggregate demand, promote existing retrofit supports and advocate for DLR as a national retrofit demonstrator.
Details: Local Councillors: Supporting Development of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown as a leading location for residential retrofit, local enterprise and green skills.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies 62,529 pre-2000 dwellings, 253 visible energy-transition suppliers and a 207-business delivery cohort. It estimates an approximately €2.5bn lifetime retrofit market in DLR, identified by the report as the county's largest quantifiable economic opportunity. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for practical AI adoption to become part of DLR's enterprise-development agenda. The Chamber is seeking support for collaboration with DLR Chamber, LEO DLR and relevant partners to help SMEs move from AI awareness to implementation, improve productivity and competitiveness, and position DLR as a leading location for practical SME digital innovation.
Details: Local Councillors: Supporting practical AI adoption and implementation among SMEs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies a 'talk-and-walk gap' between innovation messaging and implementation. It identifies 409 DLR business websites carrying innovation language without detectable AI or innovation evidence in their technology stack, demonstrating an opportunity to support practical SME adoption. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for greater focus on SME digital capability within DLR's economic-development activity. The Chamber is seeking Council support for collaboration with DLR Chamber, LEO DLR and relevant partners on practical interventions helping businesses progress from Basic to Intermediate digital capability, strengthening competitiveness and supporting local business growth.
Details: Local Councillors: Supporting Basic-to-Intermediate digital transformation among SMEs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 assessed 12,087 visibly trading businesses and identified 2,452 with no website and 2,716 at Basic digital level. Approximately 5,000 businesses therefore represent an addressable cohort for progression towards Intermediate digital capability through practical, targeted support. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
Intent: To seek Councillors' support for a more targeted, place-based approach to SME support in DLR, using local economic intelligence to identify sectors and locations experiencing business pressure. The Chamber is seeking support for this approach through Council economic-development policy and for collaboration with DLR Chamber, LEO DLR and relevant partners on targeted local interventions.
Details: Local Councillors: Targeted, place-based SME competitiveness and resilience supports for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
DLR Chamber's Bespoke Locale Report 2026 identifies 160 visibly stressed trading-SME sites, particularly in Beauty & Personal Care, Retail and Food & Hospitality, with concentrations around Sandyford, the Blackrock corridor and Cabinteely-Carrickmines. The report recommends targeted, place-based intervention rather than relying solely on county-wide measures. - EmailEvent held on the 12th May in Mercedes-Benz South Dublin to launch the report. All Government local representatives and Councillors were inviteded to attend with the Business Community. Minister Jack Chambers was our key note speaker - Event / Reception
