While I was Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, over 16,400 jobs were announced in the green sector. Other areas linked to Green Party Ministries like water and forestry, brought that figure to more than 20,000.
These are real jobs announcements in major companies, both around the country and here in Dublin South.
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Water infrastructure and conservation (5,000)
Investment of €1.85 billion has brought over 5000 jobs in water infrastructure and conservation
Solar Print (80)
Solar Print is to open a new headquarters in Dublin to house its first high volume photovoltaic manufacturing line, creating 80 jobs in the process. The 80 jobs will be in the fields of chemistry, electrical engineering, physics and material sciences and also commercial and financial roles.
Exemplar Network (110)
As part of the establishment of the Exemplar network test-bed, 50 research positions will be created under the EU Framework Programme in UCC Tyndall; NUI Galway; UCD, DCU. The remainder will be created by the following companies as they test and trial their products on the network: EMC; Imagine; BT; IBM; Imagine; eNet; Firecomms; Opennet and CeltixConnect.
PFH Technologies (80)
Following its recent acquisition of the Irish division of Siemens Enterprise Communications, PFH will create eighty new roles across the group. The company specialises in energy efficient data management and cloud computing services. The jobs will be created in Cork and Dublin.
