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  • Drogheda Chamber and Chambers around the country in conjunction with Chambers Ireland  are engaging with the HSE, Government Departments and Local Authorities to work through these implications of businesses reopening, while adhering to the directive.

     

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    COVID-19 UPDATES

    Jan 26th

    Further easing of restrictions, the latest information on business supports are available here

     

    Jan 17th - Guidance on Face Masks -The HSE has issued updated guidance on the correct wearing of masks. This covers different types of masks including medical masks, respirator masks and cloth masks - Read More

     

    Jan 14th - Testing & Isolation Read More

  • COVID-19 UPDATES

     

    Dec 31st - Public health measures in place right now visit Gov.ie

     

    Nov 29th WORK SAFELY UPDATE


    The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has issued an update to the Work Safely protocol. This document is available below and contains updated guidance on keeping staff as safe as possible during the reopening process. It has also issued a guidance note from the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) Consultative Group, which takes account of the call to work from home. READ WORK SAFELY

     

    #LAYERUP CAMPAIGN


    #LayerUp is a new national campaign to encourage "layering up" on behaviours that together will help protect us and others from Covid-19. These include getting vaccinated, wearing face masks, washing/sanitising our hands frequently, keeping our distance, meet up outdoors where possible, and ensuring indoor spaces are well ventilated. Posters to support the #LayerUp campaign are available here while a Partner Pack, outlining the concept, key messages and social media ideas, is available here PARTNER PACK

     

    Nov 17th

    Public Health Measures Updated November 16th 2021 - Visit Here

     

    Sept 20th
    • Organised indoor group activities Visit www.Gov.ie
    • Organised outdoor group activities Visit www.Gov.ie

    • Return to Workplaces For more information see: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2d907-supporting-the-recovery/
    Aug 31st
    Public health measures that will come into place in September visit Gov.ie
     
    Aug 16th
    Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme – Clarification on turnover requirement
    From the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth:
    • The Revenue EWSS will be in place until 31 December 2021.
    • The exemption from the 30% reduction in turnover requirement for ELC and SAC providers is in place until 30 September 2021.
    A decision on the continuation of the exemption after 30 September will be made in the coming weeks.
     
    Aug 9th
    Public Health measures update - here
     
    July 27th
     
    Statutory Instruments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
    S.I. No. 385 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Sections 31AB and 31AD) (COVID-19) (Operation of Certain Indoor Premises) Regulations 2021 is available here.

    Shop Safely and vaccination posters
    You can download Shop Safely posters
    here.
    Vaccination poster available here.
    There are also vaccination posters from the HSE website at:
    COVID-19 vaccine materials - HSE.ie
    COVID-19 posters and resources - HSE.ie

     
    Information regarding travel is available at: International Travel (www.gov.ie)
    General COVID-19 Travel Advisory - Department of Foreign Affairs (dfa.ie)
     
    July 26th
    • Indoor Dining Guide - Indoor hospitality guidelines from Fáilte Ireland
    • Sector-Based Reopening Guidance - A comprehensive list of COVID-19 guidelines for 14 sectors of the tourism and hospitality industry is available from Fáilte Ireland
    • CRSS Restart Grant - Businesses which may now reopen can make a claim for an enhanced restart Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) payment. Read More
    • COVID Digital Certificate Checker - Information on the use of the COVID-19 Digital Certificate Checker is now available. The checker tool can be used to check the validity of a Digital COVID Certificate. Learn More
    • COVID Guidance for Shopping Centres -The National Standards Authority of Ireland has issued an information and best practice guide for shopping centres operating during COVID-19. It is focused on providing a safe environment for workers and staff and can be downloaded Here.
    • Ventilation Checklist -The Health and Safety Authority has issued a ventilation checklist to help businesses prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect staff and customers in the workplace. Ventilation Checklist
    • EWSS Update from Revenue -Revenue has provided an update on the operation of the EWSS. This includes information on changes to the assessment period, a new eligibility review form and confirmation that existing subsidy rates will stay the same until at least September 30, 2021. Learn More
    July 21st
    Government waives court fees and excise duties for vintners for 2021 -The Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, TD, are pleased to announce that Government has approved a waiver of court fees and excise duties for vintners for the second consecutive year. Read More
     
    July 13th

    Phased reopening of indoor hospitality agreed by Government - Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin today welcomed the Government decision to agree a phased approach to reopen the hospitality sector in a cautious but progressive manner.  Read More

     

    Pathways to Work Strategy 2021 - 2025 - Pathways to Work 2021-2025 is the Government’s national employment services strategy; the Government’s overall framework for activation and employment support policy. The aim of the strategy is to assist people back to work as the economy and labour market recovers from COVID-19. Read More

     

    July 7th
    Ventilation - Work Safely Campaign
    An important starting point for workplace safety is ensuring there is good ventilation throughout your premises to ensure contaminated air is removed as efficiently as possible.
    The following is a poster from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with tips to ensure your premises is suitably configured to provide regular fresh air and avoid recycling stale air. Download Poster
     
    July 5th
    • Outdoor events - As planned, numbers for organised events can increase to 200 or 500 for stadia or venues with a capacity of over 5,000
    • Indoor activities, such as organised events, return of service in bars and restaurants, training, group exercise, dance Will not proceed as planned, pending the implementation of a system to verify vaccination or immunity. Government will devise an implementation plan by 19 July
    • Wedding - As an exception, weddings already planned will be permitted to proceed on the basis of the expected changes, with 50 guests permitted to attend wedding receptions with protective measures
    • Funerals - The number of mourners permitted at funerals continues to be limited to 50, regardless of size of venue. Attendance at wakes in private homes and at funeral homes is for family only. Related family gatherings should strictly adhere to prevailing public health advice on household mixing, including visitors to your home and indoor and outdoor dining
    • Other religious ceremonies - It is advised that religious ceremonies such as Baptisms, First Holy Communions and Confirmations should not take place at this time. Further advice will follow on resumption of these ceremonies when it is safe to do so
    • Vaccine and recovery bonus - No limit on number of people who can visit together if they are all fully protected by vaccination or have recovered from COVID-19 infection in the previous 9 months

     

    June14th

    Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID (SBASC) open from today for applications from both SMEs & microenterprises Read more Here

     

    Resilience and Recovery: The Path Ahead plan

     

    June 7th
    • Visitors to your home - If you are an unvaccinated household you can have visitors from 1 other unvaccinated household inside your home. Vaccine bonus remains in place for vaccinated households
    • Weddings - 25 people can attend a wedding celebration or reception
    • Sport - Outdoor sports matches can take place
    • Gyms and training - Gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres can reopen for individual training only
    • Restaurants and bars - Outdoor services can reopen
    • Driver Theory tests - 25,000 tests per month to take place
    • Organised outdoor events - Maximum of 100 attendees for the majority of venues. Maximum of 200 for outdoor venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000
    • Live events - Pilot events to take place

             Read More

     

    May 5th

     

    Reopening Supports from Dept of Social Protection
    • The easiest way to close a claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is online via www.MyWelfare.ie

    • Any worker returning to work with an enquiry about closing their claim, can contact the Department’s dedicated income support helpline at 1890 800 024 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

    • The payment period of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is Friday to Thursday. Where a worker has at least one qualifying day of work in the period Friday to Thursday, they will receive full payment for that week. A person who closes their claim to return to work on any day other than Friday (the first day in the week) will receive payment for the full PUP entitlement week.

    • And remember, any period of paid holidays is considered to be a period of insurable employment in the same way as if the employee was in work.

    • Any employer who has difficulty in attracting the workers back to the workplace, or suspects that someone is mis-claiming welfare income support can contact the Department at c19employerreports@welfare.ie.
    • The Department will be happy to review cases where these complaints arise. Employers can be assured that officials in the Department will follow up on these notifications.
    • If an employer is seeking assistance in recruiting for vacant positions, the Employer Relations team will be happy to help.
    • Please email employer@welfare.ie to set out your requirements and we’ll be happy to help. This note sets out some of recruitment available to employers who are looking to recruit for roles in their business.
    • You can also publish your vacancies to www.jobsireland.ie. When you register you can post your job at no charge, access the website 24/7 and get information on financial supports and accessibility supports and grants and also access the Irish and European network of public employment services to identify the talent you need for your business.
    • See more at JobsIreland.ie - YouTube
    April 30th

    Latest Guidance on Restrictions Visit Gov.ie

     

    April 12th

    Latest Guidance on restrictions visit GOV.ie

    WORKPLACE CLEANING FOR COVID-19 Download Poster Here

     

    March 29th

    Employer Guidance for the TWSS Reconciliation. Deadline for completion 30th June 2021

    Reconciliation Guide

     

    FACE FACTS CAMPAIGN

    Part of the wider Work Safely campaign, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has started the Face Facts initiative to promote mask wearing in shops. If you would like to receive posters and visual imagery to remind customers of the continued requirement to wear face masks, please send an email to the following Sheryar.Qaiser@enterprise.gov.ie.

     

    March 23rd

    COVID-19 SUPPORTS FOR BUSINESS GUIDE

    The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has issued a comprehensive guide to all the supports available to businesses impacted by COVID-19.   READ GUIDE

     

    March 11th

    NEW COVID GRANT SCHEME FOR BUSINESS

    • Phase 1 of the €8,000 grant under the new Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID (SBASC) is now openRead More Here
    Jan 28th
    • Latest update on temporary restrictions: CLICK HERE
    • Face covering legislation amended: S.I. No. 21 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: CLICK HERE

    Jan 8th COVID-19 SUPPORTS FOR BUSINESS
    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

     

    Jan 6th Further updates to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions have been announced. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE
     

    Jan 01 2021

    The government announced on December 30th that ‘all retail, other than essential retail, must close from close of business on 31 December’ and that ‘all non-essential services remain closed.’

    • Further information on Level 5 can be found HERE
    • The list of essential retail outlets at Level 5 can be found HERE
  • Retail Protection & Improvement Guide issued by the NSAI

    Click Here

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DROGHEDA & DISTRICT CHAMBER

INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy details the privacy practices of Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce. We have focused on implementing the practices of Fairness, Transparency and Accountability to protect the privacy of our customers, clients and all who visit our website www.droghedachamber.ie
In accordance with The General Data Protection Regulation (EU2016/679) and The Data Protection Act 2018, Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce is identified as a Data Controller of your personal information. There may be occasions when we are also identified as a Data Processor.  As an Organization data protection and privacy is of the utmost importance to us and we respect your trust in us, to use, store and share your personal information.  In this Privacy Policy we explain how we collect personal information about you, how we use it and how you can communicate with us, regarding the use of your data.  All personal information we collect about you will be processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) and The Irish Data Protection Act 2018. This Privacy policy relates to personal information which is collected through the website of Drogheda & District Chamber of Commerce and does not extend to personal information which is collected on a manual basis or to non-automated records.

WHO ARE WE?
 We are Drogheda & District Chamber, located in Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland.  As the leading business organisation in Drogheda, our mission is simple, to promote, engage, support, and ultimately make business better for our members and the wider community.  We are a volunteer led organisation and for over 125 years Drogheda & District Chamber has been the beating heart of the business community.

How we collect information about you
When you browse our website www.droghedachamber.ie, we may ask for personal information such as your name, email address. We may also collect information about you when you are on the internet such as the website you came from, IP address, domain types, i.e., .co.uk and.com), your browser type the country  where your internet service provider is located, the pages of  our site that were viewed during your visit and search terms that you used.  This information is only used for our own research and to improve our service to you. We will only collect your personal information when you provide 

it to us, when you email us, send an enquiry through our “Contact Us” page  and when you subscribe to any of our services. Drogheda & District Chamber use the social media platforms of Facebook, and Twitter to keep our members informed of events and services which we consider may be of interest..
Our website uses “Cookie” technology.  A cookie is a little piece of text that the server places on your device when you visit our website.  They help us make the site work better for you. For further information on our use of Cookies, please refer to the Cookie Policy on www.droghedachamber.ie

What Personal Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our website,  we collect particular information related to your device, such as the IP address, referring website, details of the pages your device visited and the time that your device visited our website.
Drogheda & District Chamber respect your right to privacy, and we will only collect personal information when you provide this to us.  When you submit an  email enquiry, subscribe to our mailing list or newsletter or register for an event, or complete any of our on line forms we will process your personal information for specific purposes which allow us to provide and deliver our services to you. The categories of personal information that we collect from you include, names, email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers, transactional information (including invoices due and paid).

How We Use Your Personal Information
Drogheda & District Chamber will process your personal information for a variety of legal purposes, including but not limited to the following:
•	To provide services to members and potential members
•	Networking opportunities
•	To respond to any communications, you might send to us
•	To send you email alerts and newsletters that you have opted in to receive
•	Educational events
•	Promoting members
•	Lobbying
•	Start Up Business Assistance
•	Collaboration
•	Process membership transactions (including transaction confirmations and invoices
•	Send members industry updates, event/news/notifications, and administrative communications
•	Manage members use of our services and to respond to enquiries and comments and provide membership services and support

Use of Non-Personal Information
We gather statistical and analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our website www.droghedachamber.ie.  This non-personal information encompasses data that cannot be used to identify you.
Google Analytics
 We use Google Analytics to analyse the performance of www.m1skillnet@droghedachamber.com. The information Google Analytics gathers using our website’s cookies, generate generic reports about the use of our website. Further information regarding our use of Google Analytics is detailed in our Cookie Policy

Our Legal Bases to Process Your Personal Information
We detail below our identified legal bases which allow is to process your personal information:
•	Processing is necessary for the performance of a Contract to which the Data Subject is party or to take steps at the request of the Data Subject prior to entering. The Contract
•	Consent
•	Legal Obligation
•	Legitimate Interest of the Data Controller
•	Public Interest
If we process personal information based on your Consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.  This does not affect the lawfulness of processing which took place prior to its withdrawal.

Sharing of Personal Information
There may be occasions when it is necessary for us to share your personal information with our external working Partners and Stakeholders for the purposes of providing our services to you. We detail below some of our external Third Partners; however, this is information is not an exhaustive list.
•	Web Hosting Company
•	Consultants
•	Saas Providers 
•	Email Platform
•	Payroll Provider
There may also be occasions when in accordance with Independent Statutory Legislation we are obligated to share personal information.  Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal information in response to valid requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

Is Personal Data Transferred outside the EEA?
We do not knowingly transfer personal information outside the EEA, however our CRM system is Hub Spot and is hosted in Europe.



How we keep your Personal information Safe
Drogheda & District Chamber are committed to the protection and security of your personal information.  We use a variety of technologies and procedures to protect your personal information from, “unauthorised use, and access, accidental loss, unlawful destruction, alteration, unlawful disclosure. As effective as security practices are, no physical or electronic system is entirely secure.  We cannot guarantee the complete security of our data base or can we guarantee that information that you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.  We have implemented strict internal guidelines to ensure that your privacy is safeguarded at every level of our organisation.  We will continue to revise policies and procedures and review our systems and we will implement additional security features as new technologies become available.  Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.  When we receive your personal information, we use appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being compromised in any way.  When you contact us to ask about your personal information, we may ask you to identify yourself, this is to help protect your personal information.

How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information?
We process and retain personal information to meet our legal and regulatory requirements and for as long as necessary to enable Drogheda & District Chamber to provide our services to our members.  It is not our practice to retain personal information for longer than is considered necessary.

Third-Party Sites
Our website may contain links to other Third-Party sites.  When you click on one of these links you are visiting a website operated by someone other than  Drogheda & District Chamber and the operator of that website may have a different privacy policy.  We are not responsible for their individual privacy practices; we encourage you to investigate the privacy policies of such Third-Party Operators.

Children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, do not access, use, or provide any personal information on www.droghedachamber.ie or through any of its features. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13, without parental consent, we will delete that information.

Do We Use Cookies
Yes, we use a variety of Cookies. A Cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. Our website uses these Cookies to collect information which enables us to improve our service.  You have the option to either accept or refuse these Cookies and know when a Cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our Cookies you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Full details of our use of Cookies will be found in our separate Cookie Policy.

Your Personal information Rights

In accordance with The EU General Data Protection Regulation and The Data Protection Act 2018 you are afforded the following rights in certain circumstances. However, not all “Rights” are absolute, and exemptions may apply.
Right of Access:  You have the right to obtain confirmation from us whether or not we process personal information about you and where that is the case, access to the personal data, including the purposes of the processing and the categories of personal data concerned.  The recipients or categories or recipients to whom the personal information have been or will be disclosed.
You may also submit a written request for a copy of personal information you believe we may be processing about you.  Upon such a written request, Drogheda & District Chamber will verify the validity of the request for security purposes.  Your subject access request will be responded to within thirty days, However, where the request is unreasonable, or onerous such requests will be responded to within a two-month time period.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to the rectification of inaccurate personal information about you without undue delay.
Right to Erasure: You may ask us to delete your personal information, however this is not an absolute right and any such request will be considered in connection with our legal obligations and under the legal framework of the EU GDPR
Right to Restricting and Objecting: You have the right to restrict or object to us using your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: Upon your written request, where possible we can share a digital copy of your personal information with you or another organisation.

How to contact us
Should you have any questions regarding how we process your personal information please send an email to brenda@droghedachamber.ie
You can also address your correspondence The Data Protection Compliance Officer, Drogheda & District Chamber, Dublin Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland.
 The Data Commissioners Office can be contacted at www.dataprotection.ie

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We will make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time, particularly when we make changes regarding how we process your personal information and expand our services.   Details of any changes made will be posted here so that you can see what information we gather, how we might use that information and in what circumstances we may disclose it.  By continuing to use our site after we post any such changes, you accept and agree to the privacy policy as modified.
Updated - December 2020
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