The multinational sector in Ireland played a key role in our recovery from the recession of 12 years ago – we need to ensure that it does so again in our road to recovery from coronavirus. More than 160,000 jobs in Ireland directly depend on the multinational sector – with a further 100,000 indirectly dependent. Throughout the crisis Ireland has, once again, stepped up on the global business stage – production has been maintained. While the multinational sector purchases goods and services to the value of €6.3 billion from Irish businesses each year, we believe greater integration is possible. Extra policy support will be needed to reskill and upskill our workforce to fully take advantage of the global recovery.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2020 23:53 UTC