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At a recently held South East Chambers meeting Michael Garland and Orm Kenny had the opportunity to speak with John Trethowan, Credit Reviewer, of the recently formed Credit Review Office (CRO).
Orm Kenny, Secretary of Waterford Chamber commented, “We had the opportunity to meet recently with Mr John Trethowan at a meeting organised by South East Chambers, to which Waterford Chamber is affiliated. I have to say Mr Trethowan is very enthusiastic about his role and has reported a very good success rate in the appeals process. He assures us that all our comments would be taken back to government and where possible acted upon. Mr Trethowan also asked all the South East Chambers to be proactive in promoting the Credit Review Office web site and telephone number: www.creditreview.ie and 1850 211789. We would encourage all businesses to contact the CRO if they feel that credit facilities have been unfairly refused, reduced or withdrawn.”
Michael Garland, CEO of Waterford Chamber who also attended the meeting added, “It was very refreshing to see someone so committed to helping struggling businesses. John clearly wishes to do all that he can to help businesses in these difficult times. We would urge businesses to get in touch with the CRO if they feel they have a viable case. I understand that John will take back all our comments to government and I hope that we now see some of the shackles removed from business lending.” |
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Waterford Chamber of Commerce today responded to the Government’s capital spending programme for the next five years, expressing concern regarding the level of investment planned for the South East.
The Department of Finance’s review document ‘Infrastructure Priorities 2010 to 2016,’ makes it clear that significant capital expenditure will be carried out in Dublin, particularly in the areas of public transport, but it is far from clear whether Waterford and the South East will see anywhere near enough investment in the next five years, to deliver the infrastructure that is needed in the region. For example, at a time when there is major investment in rail infrastructure planned for Dublin and elsewhere, here in the South East the potential of the existing rail line linking Wexford, Rosslare, Waterford and Limerick has been ignored by Government and its agents to the extent that Iarnrod Eireann now wants to close down passenger services between Rosslare and Waterford.
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Four Chamber Directors and CEO Michael Garland will be meeting with Minister Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on Friday, 16th July. We shall be meeting Minister O’Keeffe along with other trade/commercial representative bodies.
The Minister’s office has asked Waterford Chamber to bring “first hand the views and experiences of local businesses on access to bank lending”. To this extent we would like to hear from member businesses.
We would ask that Chamber members send us an email to
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in no more than 200 words with your experiences to date. We shall then bring these views to the Minister on Friday. The deadline date for replies will be close of business on Thursday, 15th July.
It is vital that we bring actual members' experiences with regard to this subject matter and we would appreciate the input from as many members as possible. |
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Iarnród Éireann has failed the south east
An open letter to Iarnród Éireann from South East Chambers of Commerce
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The Irish people (through the Government) entrusted the railway system to you to manage on our behalf.
Implicit in this trust was the expectation that you would organise and manage this highly valuable part of our national infrastructure in an efficient, professional and effective manner to transport passengers and goods all over Ireland.
This obviously means having a rail network reaching out as far as possible all over the land.
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Sporting legend Mick Galwey was in New Ross last week to support the launch of Access: South East, a major new initiative by South East Chambers aimed at improving access to vital services and infrastructure for business in the South East Region.
Mick had some sound advice for everyone in the South East: “One thing I have learned from my years on and off the pitch is that you have to work together as a team if you want to win. When everyone on the team is pulling together, anything is possible.”
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