Yes, and they are employed there too.
Tiny levels of employment and output in comparison to what we have now and those companies, as I pointed out previously, were generally lower tech than the ones we have now. What we had then was very cheap labour relative to the mainland and Britain.
Yes, but without the workforce they couldn't come here. We certainly don't have a "world class" education system but it's generally sufficient for our needs.
Yes, again, in a much smaller country with low levels of employment growth.
True.
People should be in the private market. Social housing and welfare in general is a necessary evil. If the economy and society was functioning properly people could afford to buy or rent their own home. The need for social housing is a symptom of a different problem.
Yes it does, as long as the State can regulate and enforce standards properly. If it doesn't work that's a reflection of dysfunctionality by the State. An efficient and well run State can ensure the efficient delivery of services. Belgium has the best public healthcare system in Europe. It is publicly funded and largely privately delivered. Whether the State delivers housing directly or by funding private delivery is irrelevant. What matters is the structures and standards they use and their ability to enforce and police those standards.
Out State sector is structurally incompetent. That's at the root of many of our issues, be it healthcare or housing. No amount of money will fix those structural inefficiencies.