Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
11:10 am
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Most people do not understand that, when we discuss international financial services and Ireland's offering, one third of those jobs are located outside Dublin. I have visited Cork a number of times. Most recently, I was there to open a new company that was moving into front-office functions. Connecting Cork and the chambers have been doing a fantastic job. They have visited London with me to try to attract business and investment.
If one is considering relocating to another jurisdiction so as to maintain access to the Single Market, office space and staff costs in Cork are as much as 75% cheaper than they are in London. It is attractive and has great connectivity, with eight flights per day from London to Cork.
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