Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As regards Amazon specifically, what is the ratio of the good high-value and high-quality jobs to which Mr. Shanahan refers compared with jobs that are less high quality? Does IDA Ireland encompass issues such as bogus self-employment within its strategy? The company might be paying a good wage to the people who issue the contracts to the poor unfortunates who are doing the delivery. The chief executive might be paid very well and that will always drag up the average but, at the business end of things, there might be workers who are at one remove from the company. I am curious to know what level of discussion there is between IDA Ireland and these companies in advance of investment. I am conscious, as is the Chairman, I am sure, that my time is almost up, but I am sure he will indulge me by allowing Mr. Shanahan to respond.

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