Almost 11,000 new jobs were created by IDA-supported companies last year, significantly up on the previous year’s total of 4,615, according to figures released today.

A US company that operates call centres around the world, Stream Global Services, is set for a major expansion of its existing Irish base, which will result in up to 400 new jobs for Dublin.

Executive search consultancy firm Spencer Stuart is to create 100 high-tech jobs over the next five years.