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February 13, 2012

100 New Hewlett Packard Jobs for Leixlip

hp Labour Party TD for Kildare North, Emmet Stagg, has welcomed the announcement that Hewlett Packard is to create 280 jobs at its plants in Leixlip and Galway, with approximately 100 of the jobs going to Leixlip.

"This news is a massive boost for Kildare and is a reflection of how highly valued the workers of the Leixlip plant are to Hewlett Packard. The jobs will be in research and development and technical and support roles and recruitment will commence immediately."

Deputy Stagg stated that he wanted to congratulate Martin Murphy, Managing Director of HP Ireland for the critical role he obviously played in bringing the jobs to Ireland and Deputy Stagg also congratulated the IDA.

The announcement stated Deputy Stagg was a clear endorsement by HP of the capabilities and expertise of Irish Workers at the Centres of Excellence in Leixlip and Galway and is a vote of confidence for the future of HP in Ireland.