David McWilliams: Ditch the Euro

[Twin Towers]

You know, considering how many jobs are here because of the EU you could be indirectly correct about us "EUphiles".

How many European companies have substantial operations or are substantial employers in Ireland?

Go ahead name some....

[nuj]

How many European companies have substantial operations or are substantial employers in Ireland?

Go ahead name some....

Siemens? Aldi? Lidl? Pernod? Commerzbank?

[Twin Towers]

Siemens? Aldi? Lidl? Pernod? Commerzbank?

Best you can do

Compared to US/UK operations those are piddle.

[ibis]

How many European companies have substantial operations or are substantial employers in Ireland?

Go ahead name some....

According to the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce there are 235 German firms in Ireland:

Germany is Ireland’s leading continental European partner and with more than 235* Germany-based companies in Ireland employing approx 15,000 people**, the importance for Irish secondary school students to develop German language skills has never been more apparent.

Source: Siemen's press release.

That's just Germany. 15,000 people is hardly peanuts.

[marmurr1916]

Foreign Direct Investment by ownership in Ireland (figures from Forfás, for 2001, 2002)

USA: 507

Germany: 148

UK: 132

Rest of Europe: 211

(All Europe sub-total: 491)

Far East: 38

Rest of the World: 62

Total: 1,098

(From: American multinationals in Europe By Phil Almond, Anthony Ferner, p. 59)

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How many non-EU companies are located in Ireland because of access to EU markets?

Edit: obviously more now per ibis' figures.

[nuj]

Best you can do

Compared to US/UK operations those are piddle.

Best I could be arsed doing off the top of my head. You asked for some. I gave four. If possible, could you stop being such a silly tool?

[Twin Towers]

Odd figures Tesco Ireland alone employs 10,000.
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[Seos]

Best you can do

Compared to US/UK operations those are piddle.

And what is a large part of why those US operations are here?

[marmurr1916]

Odd figures Tesco Ireland alone employs 10,000.
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That'll be the UK (as in part of Europe) owned multi-national Tesco?

[Twin Towers]

Best I could be arsed doing off the top of my head. You asked for one. I gave four. If possible, could you stop being such a silly tool?

I asked for some and some is more than one. OK its late, just one substantial one. A biggie?