Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

The Senator's tirade against multinationals is terribly dated and it is obvious his economic and political education has not progressed since the 1970s. That is the thinking one would have expected at that time. Multinationals have been an important but not the sole ingredient in the building of the Celtic tiger and our social and economic progress. The issue is not simply about tax or wage rates. For example, I came across a mushroom producer in County Tipperary a few days ago.