Chambers Ireland Welcomes Launch of Action Plan for Jobs 2018

Chambers Ireland has welcomed the publication by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation of the Action Plan for Jobs 2018. 2018 is the seventh in the annual series which outlines the Government’s joined-up approach to maximising employment across Ireland. While acknowledging that Governments do not create jobs, the approach recognises that all Government Departments have a role in creating the best environment for enterprise and job creation.

In a statement, the Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland, Ian Talbot, said the the group welcomed the Government’s commitment to creating 200,000 new jobs by 2020, particularly 135,000 of these jobs due for outside of the Dublin region.

He also noted topics such as Brexit, cost of living and women in the workplace: “Increasing the number of jobs in the economy will be predicated on increasing labour market participation, therefore we particularly welcome measures within the plan to increase female labour market participation specifically. However, if we are to retain women in businesses and attract women back to work, accessible affordable childcare must be widely available, and we therefore urge Government to make progress on the Affordable Childcare Scheme.”