Mitchell welcomes 200 new jobs by Vodafone for Leopardstown

Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown has said the €60 million investment announced today (Wednesday) by Vodafone in Leopardstown which will create 200 permanent jobs is a fantastic win for Dublin Rathdown.

“Dublin Rathdown is a prime investment location, increasingly successful in attracting businesses offering high quality jobs. It is a location recognised for its access to excellent infrastructure, such as the Luas, the M50 and respected third level institutions and is an ideal choice for Vodafone’s new European sales centre which will result in this vast increase in its existing workforce at Leopardstown.

“These new jobs are a welcome boost to the Dublin Rathdown economy, as job creation always has a knock on effect for the local community with local businesses benefitting from the newly employed people.

“In 2012, Vodafone moved a large number of jobs from Dublin to Northern Ireland and today’s announcement is a major vote of confidence in the Government’s plan to restore jobs by making Ireland a more competitive place to do business.”