140 jobs to be created in seafood industry

More than 140 jobs are to be created in the seafood processing industry following significant investment by 21 Irish seafood companies.

Simon Coveney, the marine minister, yesterday announced €15.5m worth of investment by the seafood processing companies, based in Wexford, Dublin, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Louth, and Kerry.

The investment, supported by grants of €3.2m under the EU co-funded Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme, is set to boost sales of seafood by nearly €44m by 2015.