Tánaiste Mary Harney announced today that Hewlett-Packard is to invest €21.4m at its Dublin Inkjet Manufacturing Operation (DIMO) in Co Kildare, in the establishment of a technology development centre.
The Government has approved IDA Ireland support for the project. Speaking today the Tánaiste described the investment as a perfect fit with the Government's policy for the expansion of R&D in Ireland and the attraction of further high calibre, knowledge-led activities into the country.
The centre will also provide new opportunities for external research facilities in Ireland, which are to benefit through increased collaboration between Hewlett-Packard and Irish Universities and research institutions.
Some proposed research programmes are already under discussion with NUI Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and NMRC in Cork.
The DIMO is one of three inkjet manufacturing facilities worldwide for Hewlett-Packard's Imaging and Printing Group. It was established in 1995, with IDA Ireland support and employs 1,800 people. Hewlett-Packard employs over 4,000 people in Ireland.
