Through our role as the representative business voice for Waterford and the South East Region, we make various policy inputs on submissions to national government, through our association and interaction with Chamber’s Ireland. Locally, working through the Board of Directors and with our members, we make submissions on policy issues that affect and impact on the business environment in which our membership operate.

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4th November 2019:

• Letter to Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe regarding the Technological University of the South East

23rd July 2019:

• Submission on Retail Strategy Review for Tramore
• Submission on Retail Strategy Review for Waterford

18th June 2019:

• Proposal: To connect Waterford Greenway (Bilberry) to City Centre

17th April 2019:

• Creating a Waterford Greenway Gallery

16th April 2019:

• Submission on Parking issues in Tramore Town Centre

6th March 2019:

• Submission to Draft Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy (this was sent to the Southern Regional Assembly and Government Ministers)

4th September 2018:

• Pre-Budget 2019 Submission (this submission was sent to the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD)

26th June 2018:

• Letter to Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD regarding (1) the voting process for Metropolitan Area Strategic Plans (MASPs); and (2) the poor representation of city regions within Regional Assemblies.

22nd June 2018:

• Letters sent to Waterford TDs and Senators regarding the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017:
  • Minister John Halligan TD
  • John Deasy TD
  • Mary Butler TD
  • David Cullinane TD
  • Senator Paudie Coffey
  • Senator Grace O'Sullivan

16th February 2018:

• Submission to Initial Public & Stakeholder Consultation on the development of the Southern Regional Assembly’s Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy

29th January 2018:

• Submission in support of the upgrade of the N24 from Waterford to Limerick (this submission was sent to the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross TD; Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD; Stephen Blair, Director, Southern Regional Assembly; Michael Nolan, CEO, Transport Infrastructure Ireland)
• N24 proposal to upgrade the N24 to motorway standard - Submission by Limerick, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Waterford Councils

10th November 2017:

• Waterford Chamber submission to Draft National Planning Framework
• South East Chambers submission to Draft National Planning Framework

30th August 2017:

• Letter sent to Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross TD regarding the possible closure of the Waterford-Limerick rail route by Irish Rail 
  • Reply from Minister Shane Ross TD
• Pre Budget 2018 Submission (this submission was sent to Ministers of the Department of Education and Skills; Department of Health; Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport; Department of Finance)
  
  • Reply from Minister Richard Bruton TD
  • Reply from Simon Harris TD
  • Reply from Minister Paschal Donohoe TD
• Waterford Chamber submission in respect of National Planning Framework