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ICON pledges 200 jobs as 2015 Action Plan for Jobs launched

Updated / Friday, 30 Jan 2015 07:49
Enda Kenny and Joan Burton try on virtual reality goggles as they launch the Action Plan for Jobs
Enda Kenny and Joan Burton try on virtual reality goggles as they launch the Action Plan for Jobs

Irish multinational company ICON is to create 200 jobs in a new Global Innovation Hub. 

The posts will be in IT, Data Analytics, Clinical Science, Project Management, Finance and Human Resources.

The new positions will be split between Dublin and Limerick and will take the company’s employment in Ireland to 1,200. 

The expansion has been part-funded by Enterprise Ireland.

Founded in 1990, ICON provides outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries worldwide. 

It employs 11,000 people in 40 countries and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York.

ICON hosted the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs 2015 this morning.

The Government set out measures it plans to put in place to deliver its recently announced target of full employment by 2018.

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has said almost 1,000 individual measures to help job creation have been introduced under the Action Plan for Jobs.

It said the measures have helped in the creation of around 80,000 jobs.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has said that every region of the country is enjoying job growth and the Government wants to build on that.

Speaking on RTÉ's Six One News, Minister Bruton said it will require collaboration across the networks, including the education sector, industry and Government agencies.

The Minister said the IDA's target in the regions is improving each year, but that he would like the IDA to do better.

Mr Bruton said that 2014 figures will show Enterprise Ireland outstripped the IDA in terms of its net creation of employment, adding Enterprise Ireland is helping companies build on their capabilities.

This fourth version of the plan is to have an emphasis on regional job creation initiatives and a greater role for local authorities.

It also contains measures intended to simplify the estimated 750,000 transactions between the State and businesses, cutting red tape and saving money for enterprises.

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