Up to 600 jobs created every week, says Noonan

Up to 600 jobs are being created in Ireland every week, the minister for finance has told a gathering of highly skilled software engineering employees.

Michael Noonan, who officially opened the European, Middle East, and Africa offices of Optel Vision, based in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick, said he was confident the Government would achieve its target of generating 100,000 jobs.

Optel Vision, a Canadian firm specialising in vision inspection solutions for manufacturing industries, announced last October it plans to create 140 jobs in Limerick.