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  • 06-10-2015 02:54PM
    #1
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone remember this proposal? If you attracted foreign companies into the country that employed more than x workers, the government would pay you a hefty 'finders fee' type payment.

    Did it ever happen?


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  • #2
    darkpagandeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,461 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Did those TD's that said living on the dole was easy ever do it for the 2 weeks ?


  • #3
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    I've seen this ad recently on a poster in the airport.
    If I bombard [insert american fast food joint that hipstery types love] with emails to locate here, can I apply for a heafy fee when they open their first outlet?


  • #4
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,372 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Read something today about a guy getting 15k because of a new company starting up in Waterford


  • #5
    NomadicGray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭NomadicGray


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    Read something today about a guy getting 15k because of a new company starting up in Waterford

    Is he a politician?


  • #6
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Does anyone remember this proposal? If you attracted foreign companies into the country that employed more than x workers, the government would pay you a hefty 'finders fee' type payment.

    Did it ever happen?
    Yeah, I think so. Certainly in Dublin airport there werel/are loads of stands with people handing out leaflets about getting business partners to set up in Ireland.


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  • #7
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,846 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Does anyone remember this proposal? If you attracted foreign companies into the country that employed more than x workers, the government would pay you a hefty 'finders fee' type payment.

    Did it ever happen?

    A lad in Kells was supposed to get €105,000

    http://connectireland.com/connector_story.aspx?name=Hugh_Morris&st=784


  • #8
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    I WONDER IS THERE ANYWHERE YOU COULD FIND OUT WHO GOT WHAT?

    OOOps capslock attack


  • #9
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,846 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    There are some examples on their website, bottom right, though as it's a government scheme I wouldn't expect too much transparency

    http://connectireland.com/succeed_in_ireland.aspx


  • #10
    arayess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭arayess


    we all voted for lisbon 2 and got jobs .
    Boom times for all ....oh...right so....:pac:


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