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HP, the world’s largest technology company, today announced that it is adding a further 50 high-tech, graduate to senior engineering jobs in its global IT organisation.

These jobs, supported by government through IDA Ireland, are effective immediately, and follow 105 positions announced for the same HP facility last December.  Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton described this further expansion as an important boost for the economy and for Irish graduates,

HP's success in locating key technology functions in Ireland has meant more high end jobs for Irish graduates. The further expansion of this programme is good news for Ireland and a welcome vote of confidence in our economy by the world's largest technology company.

This is exactly the type of investment that I intend to champion through my Department and its agencies, and I will fight to ensure that jobs such as these are created and protected. I am developing plans to ensure that innovative companies like HP have all the support they need to thrive in Ireland, and to ensure that more jobs like these can be created and filled in both Irish and foreign-owned companies.