ONE THIRD of Ireland's Polish immigrants plan to leave within a year, a survey by recruitment firm CPL revealed last month.
Of those surveyed, 33 per cent said they planned to leave within the next 12 months, while a further 13 per cent said they would depart within the next two years. Some nine per cent said they would “never leave Ireland”.
Ireland's Polish population is estimated at over 200,000.
“Money was the main deciding factor for people to leave with 75 per cent citing income as their main driver with family coming a close second,” according to CPL.
Aside from Ireland's deepening recession, respondents also cited changes in Polish tax laws as a reason to return.
More than 500 people took part in the CPL survey.
