82% of respondents to a member survey conducted by one of Dublin’s leading business lobby groups want the next Government to “prioritise investment in public transport and active travel”, and nearly 70% called for “increased public transport frequency and subsidies.”
Dublin Chamber, which has around 1,000 member businesses, said the survey included responses from “approximately 250 companies throughout the Dublin region” and that these represent “the diverse makeup of the Dublin Chamber network, with firms across all sizes and sectors.”
Based on the results when asked, “What should the next Government prioritise to make Dublin a more sustainable city?”, the Chamber said: “Looking ahead, over four out of every five businesses (82%) feel that the new Government should prioritise investment in public transport and active travel infrastructure to make Dublin more sustainable.”
They added: “Additionally, just under seven-in-ten businesses (69%) called for increased public transport frequency and subsidies.”
In another part of the survey, 97% of businesses replied with ‘yes’ to the question “Does Dublin need an increased Garda presence on the streets?”.
When asked, “What are the top three factors damaging Dublin’s competitiveness?”, the vast majority, 84%, of responding businesses agreed one of the main factors was the “availability and cost of accommodation/housing”.
The Chamber said the other main competitiveness concerns were traffic congestion, at 49%, and “planning delays and inadequate infrastructure”, at 46%, and “Wage costs and labour taxation” at 40%.
Lower down the ranking was “General business costs (excluding labour costs)” at 29%, public safety at 23%, skill shortages at 17%, over-regulation at 6%, business taxation at 4% and poor air connectivity at 4%, although separately most wanted respondents wanted the Dublin Airport cap removed.
The report from the survey can be read in full online.
