[roomey]

What is with this "handful" of jobs line that he seem to be pushing about tech in Ireland? Does he not realise what a small population Ireland is?

Tech is a massive employer in Ireland, it also creates a bunch of other service related jobs.

Fighting an uphill battle here I guess. Tax haven Ireland, taking money from the "poor" EU.

[lifeonlars]

Perhaps you don't understand the situation. Ireland is certainly a tax haven, and the number of jobs in Ireland created by the tax arrangements are trivial compared to the amount of business that flows through Ireland on paper. Most of the tech companies which have their 'European headquarters' in Dublin have their real HQs and most of their employees in other EU countries or in the UK.

The fact that tech in general is a relatively large and important employer in Ireland is neither here nor there.

[roomey]

I do understand, but the fact that tech is a massive employer in Ireland is absolutely relevent.

Also, I'm not sure why you think most tech companies with their HQs in Ireland don't have significant presence here?

For example, Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple, Facebook, tiktok, linkedin,intel, ibm, oracle, dell even SAP. These are literally off the top of my head from the tech jobs Ive seen on linked in over the last while.

Now think of all the non-tech roles, all the accountants, sales, HR, tax people. There is a locus of skill sets, within a very small area, in an English speaking, European country.

I meant claiming that these tech companies are just brass plate operations just aren't true, they are a huge part of our economy.

Talk to someone from Cork and there is a good chance they know (like a family member) who had worked in Apple or EMC at some point!