Re: Re: Look at de state of Cork, like!

Hi Thomond Pk. I don’t have a persecution complex, the facts speak for themselves that once again regional development is being made secondary to the drive to centralise everything in Dublin.

Dublin competes against Frankfurt and London because of the tax free status enjoyed by the IFSC. Luxemburg is also a tax free destination. Do you see a pattern?

If this tax free status was extended to other cities such as Cork and Galway I am quite certain that Dublin would have serious competition internally. Let’s create a level playing field in terms of regional development and we’ll see how successful Dublin will be at attracting inward investment. BTW, professional services are not as static as they were due to the improvement in comms infrastructure.

BTW all of my family work in the financial sector so I am speaking with authority as I know for fact that there are several investment companies looking to move to Ireland but would prefer a location outside of Dublin.

@Thomond Park wrote:

With good reason the funds industry or as you put it Finance needs serious professional support services, Dublin and Luxembourg are the two exceptions to the rule, i.e. they don’t have populations in excess of 3 million. If Dublin wins an investment it is not at the expense of Cork, it is at the expense of Paris, London or Frankfurt, I hope that reassures your persecution complex

@Thomond Park wrote:

With good reason the funds industry or as you put it Finance needs serious professional support services, Dublin and Luxembourg are the two exceptions to the rule, i.e. they don’t have populations in excess of 3 million. If Dublin wins an investment it is not at the expense of Cork, it is at the expense of Paris, London or Frankfurt, I hope that reassures your persecution complex