I understand that the contract went to tender and the best price probably got it but surely since we are in the big "R" the goverment should spend our money on Irish contractors?
I understood that under EU law one cannot discriminate government contracts in favour of one nationality over another.
As an aside, there would be no guarantee that an Irish contractors employees would be able to pronounce the names correctly either, as they could employ nationals and non nationals (and even the nationals might have trouble pronouncing some places!).
Would it be OK with you if they were of some other non Irish nationality?My problem is the census company are british.
I think you've missed one of the main points of several decades of membership of the EEC/EC/EU!Public money imho should remain within the state where ever possible.
I think you've missed one of the main points of several decades of membership of the EEC/EC/EU!
Would it be OK with you if they were of some other non Irish nationality?
Of course not don't really get your point
I think you've missed one of the main points of several decades of membership of the EEC/EC/EU!
How do you know that it was possible in this case?
I don't know.
Maybe there was a tendering process and the Brits in question offered the best terms and value for money?
Possibly
If this was the case do you think that the contract should still go to a possible higher cost or less efficient Irish service provider just to keep the money in the country?
I don't know if thats the case.
Do you also think that the NPRF should only invest in Irish company shares for example?
I don't think I have. When times get tough we should support our own first.
Without any of us having the background:
1. When was this actually tendered for - was it before the current 'tough times'?
2. Do we even know that any Irish company actually responsed to the tender.
I am not quiet sure what your problem is. Are you saying you would rather the government spend more taxpayers money on a service just because it was provided by an Irish firm? As clubman says above, what is the point of the EU with that thinking. How would you feel if all the Irish firms who tender for work across the EU lost out for similar reasons?
I understand that the contract went to tender and the best price probably got it but surely since we are in the big "R" the goverment should spend our money on Irish contractors?
I don't think I have. When times get tough we should support our own first.
I would rather my money was spent in the state for the foreseeable future.
Well under the rules that operate in the EU that were voted on by the citizens of this country we can't accede to your wishes..Perhaps you should transfer your spending to Irish made goods.
I do where ever possible. However in light of all the informed opinions I will rethink my position
Why would you assume that? I don't think it's always the case that the cheapest quote wins.Clearly as a british company won the tender then they are the cheapest. and not the Irish company.
Why would you assume that? I don't think it's always the case that the cheapest quote wins.
(As an Irish SME, we don't ever bother going for tenders and we find them to be a waste of resource applying)
Statistical experimentation and analysis is a complicated job. It's very easy to make mistakes based on inaccurate assumptions.I made that assumption because of the straight forward nature of the job in question, taking a census and analyzing the results would not appear to me to be an over complicated job. Therefore, the costs involved would have a big bearing once the sample methodology is correct.
As one of the most exposed trading nations on earth I think protectionism would not serve us very well.I would rather my money was spent in the state for the foreseeable future.
..and when you go to tender you choose the best based on time/quality/costOfcourse not, when you invest money you plan to make money from investment.
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