Better Lives, Better Business

Ireland must offer people good living and working conditions to sustain economic success and remain attractive to local and global mobile talent pools. Following a period of economic recession and under-investment, severe problems have emerged in terms of housing affordability and supply, rising congestion, and inadequate provision of education and healthcare. Better Lives, Better Business aims to make Ireland a better place to live and work by persuading policymakers to address the challenges around the country's burgeoning capacity constraints.

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Explore / Campaign pillars

Housing

Our campaign prioritises an increase in the supply of affordable housing to help resolve acute accommodation shortages.

Infrastructure

Long-term prosperity is tied to the effective delivery of the right infrastructure on time and on budget.

Planning

An overhaul of the regime for planning consents and appeals is required to promote sustainable development.

Sustainability

To respond to climate change, we must embed sustainability across all development and business activities.

Smarter World, Smarter Work

Preparing Ireland and the workplace for profound change and a new era of work.

Ireland: A Model of Substance

The story behind the evolution of the Irish business model and the development of substance in the economy.

Brexit and the Future of Europe

Developing and promoting Irish business priorities in the context of Brexit and the Future of Europe.

Get in touch

Our Infrastructure Policy team, led by Neil Walker, together with our Corporate Affairs team, led by Siobhan Masterson, are responsible for developing and communicating all Ibec related policy positions through our campaign Better Business, Better Lives. For further information, contact the Ibec Corporate Affairs team on 01 6051527.

Neil Walker

Head of Infrastructure, Energy and Environment

Siobhan Masterson

Head of Corporate Affairs