Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Connecting Business - Influencing Decisions
Home About Us Become a Member Policy Business Services Events International Member News
> Policy
Overview
Chamber News
Dublin's Economy
Reports
Reports
Your views
The Chamber represents the interests of businesses, both large and small, in Ireland's capital. As the premier networking organisation in the city, the Chamber offers significant opportunities to promote your business and network with other members. Policy
Chamber News Chamber Archive
22/3/2010 : 
Dublin City Development Plan Submission

10/8/2009 : 
Submission to An Bord Pleanala on Poolbeg Waste to Energy Plant

13/12/2005 : 
December Policy Tracker

1/11/2002 : 
From Strategy to Implementation

Download Adobe Acrobat
Dublin Chamber Outdoor Advertising Submission

30/1/2012
Dublin Chamber Outdoor Advertising Submission
Read Article
Dublin Chamber Public Realm submission

30/1/2012
Dublin Chamber submission on ‘Your City, Your Space: Draft Dublin City Public Realm Strategy’
Read Article | Download pdf
Presentation on Luas BXD (city centre line)

Image of the luas
27/10/2011
Presentation to Dublin Chamber's Transport group by the Railway Procurement Agency on their proposed city centre Luas connection.
Submission on Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2011-2030

20/4/2011

Read Article
The Local Government (Dublin Mayor and Regional Authority) Bill 2010

Irish Government Logo
11/11/2010
Full text of The Local Government (Dublin Mayor and Regional Authority) Bill 2010
Dublin Chamber Budget 2011 Submission

Irish Government Logo
21/10/2010
In our Budget 2011 Submission, entitled 'Re-Building Growth', we champion a plan to balance the books and the needs of businesses, particularly SMEs.
Read Article | Download pdf
Submission to the Local Government Efficiency Review Group

23/7/2010
The savings made from making local government more efficient should directly lead to supporting jobs and businesses by reducing commercial rates and charges.
Read Article
T21 Project Office ezine, Spring 2010

Dublin Chamber Infrastructure and Transport
19/4/2010

Dublin City Development Plan Submission

Image of Dublin
14/4/2010
Dublin Chamber of Commerce’s submission in response to the Dublin City Development Plan 2011 – 2017.
Read Article
Dublin Airport - Dublin Chamber submission on airport charges

Dublin Chamber Infrastructure and Transport
28/1/2010
Dublin Chamber made a submission into the Commission for Aviation Regulation on airport charges at Dublin Airport.
Dublin Port and Bay Area - Dublin Chamber Position Papers

Dublin Chamber Infrastructure and Transport
28/1/2010
Dublin Chamber submission into Indecon's 'Dublin Port National Development Plan Study', and letter into office of an Taoiseach.
Eastern Bypass

Dublin Chamber Infrastructure and Transport
28/1/2010
Dublin Chamber letter to the Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D., calling for the delivery of the Eastern Bypass.
Metro North - Dublin Chamber submission

Dublin Chamber Infrastructure and Transport
28/1/2010
Dublin Chamber's submission to an Bord Pleanala on the railway order application for the Metro North project.
Improving & Understanding the Planning Process: Recommendations for Change

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
19/1/2010
Dublin Chamber planning document outlining recommendations to improve Ireland's planning process, and helping members understand the existing planning system.
Mayor with Budget and Authority

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
3/12/2009
Response to the Green Paper on Local Government, Stronger Local Democracy: Options for Change
Read Article | Download pdf
Democracy Now!

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
3/12/2009
Dublin Chamber submission on the Green Paper on Local Government to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Read Article
Input into Tourism Renewal Group

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
3/12/2009
Dublin Chamber believes more concerted action is required to regenerate the Dublin tourism “product”, to ensure value for money and attract higher value-added visitors to the city.
Read Article
Budget 2008 Submission

12/3/2008
Budget 2008 must offer tax breaks equal to 30% of salary if Ireland and the Dublin City Region is to attract and retain world class knowledge workers.
Read Article
Developing a Knowledge City Region

1/2/2008
Report outlining ten initiatives to fast track the transformation of Dublin into a leading global Knowledge City Region by 2012.
Read Article
Presentation to Dublin Chamber 'Competitive Dublin' Committee by Dr. Don Thornhill, NCC

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
20/8/2007
Presentation from Dr. Thornhill, Chairperson, National Competitiveness Council
Read Article
Chamber Presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism

Image of Dublin
16/10/2006
The following is the presentation the Dublin Chamber made to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
Read Article
Tourism ABC: Promoting Dublin as a location for Arts, Business and Culture

Image of Dublin
9/8/2006

Read Article | Download doc
Landfill Charges Over Three Times EU Average due to Political Inaction

Image of Dublin
26/4/2006
Dublin Chamber Proposes 3 Point Plan to Deliver Thermal Treatment Plant and Avoid Further Delays
Read Article
April Policy Tracker

Image of the dart
26/4/2006
Click below for our April policy tracker, which provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of policy developments of interest to members.
Read Article | Download pdf
A New Heart for Dublin

Image of Dublin
15/3/2006
Senator Tom Morrisey of the PDs has proposed in his report "A New Heart for Dublin" that Dublin's bay area should be comletely redeveloped for commercial and residential use, and argues that the bulk of Dublin's port-related activity should be moved
Read Article
Dublin Chamber Broadband Submission

Image of Dublin
15/3/2006
The Dublin Chamber submitted a report on broadband to Forfas.
Read Article | Download doc
Chamber Submission on Draft HGV Management Strategy

Image of a road
21/2/2006
Tolls for HGVs on both the East and Westlink Bridges should be adjusted once the Port Tunnel opens. This is one of several points raised in the Chamber's response to Dublin City Council's proposals for managing HGVs once the Port Tunnel opens.
Read Article | Download doc
January Policy Tracker

Image of a road
24/1/2006
The Chamber's policy unit has launched a new policy tracker, which provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of policy developments of interest to members.
Read Article | Download pdf
Transport 21 Submission

Image of the dart
24/1/2006
The Dublin Chamber submitted a 17-page document to the Minister for Transport. It details the Chamber's views on Transport 21 and the Dublin Transport Authority.
Read Article | Download doc
Budget Submission 2006

24/11/2005
The Dublin Chamber's 2006 Budget Submission is available to read or download below.
Read Article | Download doc
Dublin Business Forum Presentation - Competitiveness

Image of Dublin
10/11/2005
To access the presentation given by the Chamber's President Aine Maria Mizzoni on the competitiveness and quality of life issues that face the captial city, click on the link below.
Read Article | Download ppt
Dublin Business Forum Presentation - Infrastructure

Image of the dart
10/11/2005
For full details on the Dublin Business Forum presentation on the city's infrastructural deficit click on the link below.
Read Article | Download ppt
November Policy Update

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
3/11/2005

Read Article
President's Address to 2005 Chamber Annual Dinner

Image of Dublin
21/10/2005
Read the adridged text of the Dublin Chamber President's address at the 2005 Annual Dinner
Read Article | Download doc
Dublin Chamber Rebranding Story

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Logo
19/9/2005
Read the full story of the Dublin Chamber's new brand identity here.
Read Article | Download pdf
Chamber Submission on Draft Waste Management Plan for the Dublin Region 2005-10

Image of Dublin
30/6/2005

Read Article | Download doc
Waste: A Legal Update for Business

Image of Dublin
16/5/2005

Read Article | Download ppt
More Growth and More Waste Ahead

aib
12/5/2005

Read Article | Download ppt
Waste to Energy Report

Image of Dublin
25/4/2005
The Chamber’s Waste to Energy Working Group was asked to develop a policy document on the proposed waste incinerator at the Ringsend Peninsula in Dublin Bay. The document updates the Chamber’s overall Policy on Waste Management.
Read Article | Download doc
Dublin Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2004

25/11/2004
To access the Chamber's 2004 pre-budget submission click on the link below
Read Article | Download pdf
The President's 2004 Sporting Lunch Address

28/6/2004
The following is the text of Chamber President David Pierce's address to the 2004 Sporting Lunch. The Chamber called for Croke Park to be opened up to soccer and rugby during the period when redevelopment work is scheduled to be carried out on Lansdo
Read Article | Download doc
Dublin 2020 Vision

Image of Dublin
11/5/2004
This major Chamber report sets the agenda for a new and improved city. It identifies key themes and policy measures to make Dublin a knowledge city, that is internationally competitive. It lays out proposals for a governance and political leadership
Read Article | Download pdf
Renewing Our Advantage

Image of Dublin
4/2/2004
Read the Chamber's submission to the Enterprise Strategy Review Group
Read Article | Download doc
Dublin Waste Management Review

Image of Dublin
3/2/2004
This report addresses a number of the key issues around waste management from the perspective of business.
Read Article | Download doc
Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Transport Committee

Image of a road
3/12/2003
This report outlines the presentation made by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce to the Joint Oireachtas Transport Committee on Tuesday 2 December 2003
Read Article | Download doc
New Perspectives on PPP - A Speech by Eugene McCague, Chair, Transport Committee

Image of the dart
29/10/2003
Address by Eugene McCague, Chairman of the Chamber's Tranpsort Committee, to the New Perspectives on Public Private Partnerships seminar in October 2003
Read Article | Download doc
Competitiveness is the New Game - Budget Submission - Executive Summary

23/10/2003
Budget 2004 must contain three key strategies if Dublin is to remain in the premier league of European Capital cities....
Read Article | Download pdf
Clive Brownlee's Address to the 2003 Chamber Annual Dinner

Image of Dublin
17/10/2003
We come along way since 1995 when the Chamber set out its “Vision for Dublin for the Year 2010”? We have achieved a huge increase in jobs, massive reduction in unemployment, low interest rates, low taxes - a great city backed by one of the best-edu
Read Article | Download doc
Chamber Supports Increase in Retail Warehouse Size Rules

Image of Dublin
16/10/2003
In its submission to the Department of Environment's review of the rules governing retail warehouse floorsize, the Chamber supports an increase in the maximum retail floorspace
Read Article | Download doc
Connect the Nation - Enhance Competitiveness

22/9/2003
Dublin Chamber of Commerce outlines a strategy to position Dublin and Ireland as a connected e-knowledge city.
Read Article | Download ppt
Planning Dublin's Future - The Business View

20/6/2003
In its submission to the review of the Dublin City Development Plan 1999-2004, the Chamber outlines the strategies and policies necessary to ensuring Dublin remains a city that is a joy to live and work in and to visit and is the best city for busine
Read Article | Download pdf
Decongesting Dublin 2003

Image of a road
12/6/2003
The Chamber's submission to the DTO's Travel Demand Management Study
Read Article | Download pdf
Dublin - The Gateway to Ireland

1/3/2003
This paper, the Chamber's submission to the Tourism Policy Review Group, outlines a series of measures that will maximise the economic benefit of tourism to the Dublin economy, including the development of a national stadium and a national conference
Read Article | Download pdf
E-city Recommendations

Image of Dublin
1/1/2003
Arising from the Dublin As A World Class E-City report, this companion report contains a series of recommendations aimed at Irish government and policy makers to develop and enhance Dublin’s e-capabilities.
Read Article | Download pdf
Dublin as an e-city

Image of Dublin
1/1/2003
This report, the second in a series, contains a benchmark study of Dublin’s capabilities as an e-city, compared with a number of other leading international e-cities.
Read Article | Download pdf