Leo: Ireland’s tech sector can flourish
Varadkar hails ‘fantastic’ creation of new positions
THE Taoiseach said the creation of new tech jobs shows “Ireland is open to investment, trade, talent and creativity”.
Leo Varadkar was speaking as he announced the creation of 50 jobs over the next 18 months at Viatel Technology Group, based in Blanchardstown, West Dublin.
The group has offices in the capital, Limerick and Dundalk and is expected to have generated more than €70million in revenue last year.
Mr Varadkar said: “Fifty local jobs in the tech sector over the next 18 months is a fantastic news story and a significant expansion for the company.
“It’s good to see jobs are being created in the tech sector and companies are still recruiting, notwithstanding the fact
that so many companies are downsizing.
“It demonstrates that Ireland is open to investment, to trade, to talent and to creativity, and that we are a country of opportunity, where indigenous enterprise can flourish alongside international companies.
“I am grateful to Viatel for their work in helping the Government and its agencies to improve services for citizens, including the excellent online passport renewal system and the digitisation of the marking of the Junior and Leaving Certs.
“Both Government and companies like Viatel have a crucial role to play in ensuring Irish businesses and Irish citizens are not left behind in the digital transition.”
The announcement follows a spate of job losses in the tech sector.
It was reported on Thursday that Salesforce was cutting 200 jobs in Ireland.
Paypal, which has operations in Dublin and Dundalk, also confirmed this week it was cutting 2,000 posts globally. Hubspot is also set to shed 500 jobs worldwide.
Tiktok has confirmed a “small number” of its 5,000 Ireland-based staff will be impacted by layoffs.
Facebook, Twitter, Google and Stripe also confirmed some of its Irish workforces would be made redundant following cuts.