Joe Lynam

Good morning, Ian.

Good morning, Ian.

Good morning, Tom.

Can you hear me?

I can now.

I can now.

I was a little worried there for a moment, Ian.

I thought maybe you'd slept in.

Ian, this latest survey, what does it tell us about Irish businesses?

And your report identifies three main challenges that businesses say they are facing.

What are these?

OK, so labour costs.

Is this at the lower end or across the board?

And the regulatory burden, does Ireland stand out?

This, of course, was a European survey.

Presumably, all businesses across Europe are concerned about the regulatory burden, or is it a particular issue here?

So, and the last one is a lack of skilled workers.

Ian, can I ask you, what do you make of Minister Simon Harris's recent comments that even leaving aside asylum seekers, we have too many migrants in Ireland, including skilled migrants?

And if the government were, if Simon Harris were to restrict visas for skilled workers, presumably that's not something that would be welcomed by your members.

Okay, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland, thanks for joining us this morning.