Government out sources ballot printing to the UK

[liathroidi]

EU regulations require the tender to be published on EU Tenders list and everyone is free to tender providing they can meet the requirements.

The idea that somehow Ireland allows everybody else win tenders and other EU tenders are not won by Irish based businesses is clearly false.

Key to winning tenders is making sure you are involved in writing the specifications.

I will be blunt.

Sir, unfortunately you are wrong about that point.

[joel]

I work for a southern printing company (southern as in munster). We have gotten ballot paper tender from the government for the last few years. we went for it again this year (Euro elections) and we lost it. It went to a UK company. If it went to another Irish company you'd say one thing, but the cheek of these scumbags, criticising John Smith for going to Newry for his slabs of Millar when they are out sourcing work outside the country.

This place is a fooking shambles.

Newry is in the UK, afaik. And being a Unionist that is what you want. Your mind's a shambles.

[anewbeginning]

I work for a southern printing company (southern as in munster). We have gotten ballot paper tender from the government for the last few years. we went for it again this year (Euro elections) and we lost it. It went to a UK company. If it went to another Irish company you'd say one thing, but the cheek of these scumbags, criticising John Smith for going to Newry for his slabs of Millar when they are out sourcing work outside the country.

This place is a fooking shambles.

Why aren't they supporting Irish companies and Irish jobs?

This work could easily be done in Ireland and the money kept in Ireland and the jobs.

When will Cowen cop on that sending money out of the country like this leads to job losses in Ireland. Everything he does is pure stupidity.

I hope the people give FF a good kicking at the elections for this treasonous and unpatriotic behaviour.

[Odyessus]

As far as I know you're right.......however listened to the brain storming on Pat kenny a while ago and it appears that all through the EU other countries are a bit better at manipulating the tender process....wouldn't you think our gangsters(allegedly gangsters...OK?) would be fec8king experts at this?

....all through the EU other countries are a bit better at manipulating the tender process....

Ah, but they're not corrupt like us.

[anewbeginning]

EU regulations require the tender to be published on EU Tenders list and everyone is free to tender providing they can meet the requirements.

The idea that somehow Ireland allows everybody else win tenders and other EU tenders are not won by Irish based businesses is clearly false.

Key to winning tenders is making sure you are involved in writing the specifications.

In other words a race to the bottom.

The EU is no longer of any real benefit to Ireland.

It's just a dictatorship at this stage.