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Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) officiated today at the opening of the new Ecocem plant in Dublin’s North Docks.

The Minister said "I am delighted to be here today to share this good new story: the creation of 25 direct jobs and an estimated 36 indirect jobs in this new Ecocem cement bagging plant.Ecocem are one of Ireland’s success stories, being a wholly owned subsidiary of the Irish company Ecocem Materials founded in 2000 by Donal O’Riain. The company manufactures environmentally friendly cement, which facilitates sustainable design and construction, and is central to the Government’s Green Public Procurement Policy for Construction, currently being developed by my office, the OPW. In the current economic climate, it is heartening to see Ecocem make an investment of €5million, with a further €14million planned over the next 3 years."

The Minster concluded " I wish every success to all involved in this Ecocem venture, which, in addition to creating much needed employment, will help Ireland meet the significant targets set for the reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions of 20% by 2020."