I'm sure they're intending to gain favorable financial benefits but moving the actual data to Ireland isn't necessary for that. There are plenty of companies r

I'm sure they're intending to gain favorable financial benefits but moving the actual data to Ireland isn't necessary for that. There are plenty of companies registered in Ireland which do not have a physical presence here. There is no test of what proportion of business activity occurs in Ireland. For example Norwegian Airlines has something like a dozen " brass plaque" companies registered to a solicitor's address in Dublin but the only time their 787s touch Irish soil is on their delivery flight, to receive their EI- registration