Original sentence: Construction of the Fab 24 manufacturing plant in the 2000s has signified its continuing commitment to developing its Irish operations.In all, Intel's investment in Ireland has been €4 billion ($5 billion).Intel Ireland also operates a research facility in Shannon, County Clare which employs 125 people.Intel Ireland employs over 5,000 employees at its Leixlip campus (both high-skilled and contract workers), and as such it has been a major contributor to the performance of the Irish economy.Intel decided in 1989 to build its European manufacturing operations in Leixlip, County Kildare, and formed Intel Ireland to be the holding company.It is also notable as the only Intel facility to acheive the ISO 14001 safety standard for its management of the local environment.Its investment has been very beneficial to the Irish economy.To base its European operations in Ireland, Intel received over IRE£87m (€110m) in grants from IDA Ireland
Edited sentence: Along with the money, Intel has benefited Ireland in other ways.Considering that Ireland's GDP was about $100bn in 2002, Intel's investment is worth a huge amount to Ireland.Construction of the Fab 24 manufacturing plant in the 2000s has injected millions more into the Irish economy.In all, Intel's investment in Ireland has been several billion euro.Intel Ireland employs over 5,000 high skilled employees and its pay packets alone have contributed millions to the Irish economy, and its profits, which are taxed at 12.5%, have also contributed millions to the Irish economy.Intel decided in 1989 to build its European operations in Leixlip, County Kildare, and formed Intel Ireland to be the holding company.It has helped the IDA attract other US multinational companies to Ireland such as Google, Dell, and eBay.The plant is seen as a flagship enterprise in Ireland, symbolising the end of the chronic unemployment of the 1980s and the beginning of the Celtic Tiger boom of the 1990s.To base its European operations in Ireland, Intel received over IRE£87m in grants from IDA Ireland