Johnson & Johnson to invest €100m in expansion of production facility in Limerick

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan have announced that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care which operates as Vistakon Ireland is to invest over €100 million in the expansion of its manufacturing operations.

It is expected that the 18 month construction period at the National Technology Park in Limerick will create 200 temporary positions.

During today's announcement, Minister Bruton said,"Life sciences is a key sector which we have targeted as part of our Action Plan for Jobs, and in recent years we have seen an impressive jobs performance in this area."