Chamber wants Dublin as 'top priority'

The Dublin Chamber of Commerce has urged politicians to prioritise the needs of the Greater Dublin Area.

The chamber said that inadequate infrastructure was increasing business costs and lowering quality of life, in addition to hindering Dublin's ability to compete internationally for investment and jobs.

"Dublin and the GDA are not competing with other regions in Ireland, but rather with international city-regions from Boston to Bangalore," said Gina Quin, chief executive of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

"The competition for investment in jobs is fiercely fought on the global stage and unless the GDA is provided with the world class infrastructure it needs, the attractiveness of the region will be substantially lowered," she said.

"In order to realise this vision, we are calling on all political parties to place Dublin on top of their political agenda," she said.