Newly elected chamber chief spells out business priorities to Taoiseach

NEWLY elected president of Dublin Chamber of Commerce, PJ Timmins, kicked off his period in office by communicating to the Taoiseach last night the true concerns of local businesses.

Addressing Dublin Chamber’s annual general meeting — and its guest of honour, Mr Cowen — Mr Timmins, who is also chief executive of iconic Dublin retailer, Clerys; said that the majority of businesses are viewing cost reduction as their major priority along with their cashflow management.

Quoting from a new survey of 350 chamber-member companies, he said that 58% of those businesses surveyed believed that Government must prioritise its managing of the public finances.