RGDATA delegation met with Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party

An RGDATA delegation led by President Colin Fee and Director General Tara Buckley and including Directors and members from all around the country met with the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Wednesday 6 March. The delegation highlighted the key challenges independent community shops and supermarkets are dealing with due to massive increases in employment and business costs. RGDATA is urging Government to develop specific supports for SME community shops including a cut in Employers’ PRSI and a sector specific employment costs support scheme.

Meanwhile the RGDATA meeting with Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney that was  due to take place on 5 March has been moved to April due to the Minister having to attend to government business. RGDATA has written to all senior Ministers highlighting the serious concerns that independent retailers are facing and called for significant interventions to support local community shops to pay all of the additional costs.