Ronan Dunne: Proposed law to screen investments into Ireland sparks debate

Ronan Dunne is head of competition, regulated markets, and EU Law at Philip Lee.

The IDA reported in June that Ireland had experienced a 9% increase in inward investment for the first six months of this year, marking the highest ever increase in  foreign direct investment, or FDI, in the State. 

There has been an estimated 18,000  new jobs created, no mean feat in an increasingly uncertain global economy.