Carlow, September 18, 2025 – Carlow MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has pledged to push for less bureaucracy and simpler regulations for small businesses across Europe. The Carlow MEP was speaking at the Carlow Chamber Business Awards on Thursday evening at VISUAL Carlow.
MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has reaffirmed her commitment to helping to cut red tape for small business at a European level.
The Ireland South MEP was speaking as she attended the Carlow Chamber business awards 2025 on Thursday September 18th at VISUAL Carlow.
The awards recognise the great businesses and individuals who work tirelessly to make Carlow a positive and progressive place to live, work and do business.
In reiterating her commitment to reduce the burden of red tape on small business, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has been appointed as chief negotiator on a new European Parliament file that seeks to streamline bureaucracy for small business and help them to cut costs.
The Carlow MEP said she will push her colleagues in the European Parliament to continue to legislate for concrete actions that will simplify the everyday life of small and medium sized businesses across Ireland.
Speaking as she met with members of the Carlow Chamber of Commerce at their awards evening, Ní Mhurchú emphasised the need for increased use of digital solutions and artificial intelligence to make regulatory reporting easier for small business.
She also pointed out that we need to work to reduce the cost bases of small business
“Small businesses are grappling with increased energy costs, reporting burdens, taxes, charges and levies and we need a root and branch review of the impact of more government on the cost base of our small businesses”
Ní Mhurchú praised the Carlow businesses that won awards at the Chamber of Commerce awards night describing them as “the backbone of Carlow’s local economy”
Ní Mhurchú emphasised the importance of continuing to invest in infrastructure in Carlow. She committed to work with other public representatives in keeping the pressure on at national level to ensure that Carlow gets our fair share from the national purse.
