Half of new homes should be built in Dublin, Chamber President to say
The President of Dublin Chamber will call for half of all new homes built every year to be constructed in the Greater Dublin Area at the organisation’s annual dinner tonight.
Siobhan O’Shea, who is director of scaled business success at recruitment company Indeed, will also emphasise the urgent need to tackle infrastructural challenges that are impacting on the ability to live and do business in the city.
She is also set to call for an acceleration in the delivery of public transport and energy initiatives to tackle capacity constraints in the city which are growing.
The chamber chief will emphasise the need for Eirgrid’s Powering Up Dublin project to be fast-tracked.
In her keynote address, Ms O’Shea will also propose an ambitious housing strategy and underscore the need for critical projects like the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project and Dublin Drainage Scheme to be started and completed during the term of the next Government.
Ms O’Shea will also highlight the passenger cap at Dublin Airport and call for it to be removed.
She will also call for the appointment of a directly elected mayor for the capital.
The chamber’s President will also talk about the need to reform the Employment Investment Incentive Scheme and reduce the 20% Capital Gains Tax rate.
Despite all the challenges, she will also focus on the city’s strengths, including its economic vibrancy, diversity and competitive advantages.
But she will also call on the next Government to address the issue of menace on the streets, in order to make Dublin not only a great place to work but also a safe one.
She will also point to the need for the country to remain agile, amid global fragmentation and competition and reference the potential of north-south collaboration.
The dinner, which is to be attended by 1,000 business representatives, will also be addressed by the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, and the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joe Kennedy.
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