PayPal jobs boost welcomed

NEWS of 200 new jobs at the PayPal Centre of Excellence in Blanchardstown has been warmly welcomed by the local community.
The global online payments company made the announcement last week saying the new customer service positions will support its growing European business which contributed to a e1 billion revenue quarter between April and June.The jobs are in addition to 150 positions announced last February and PayPal, which began its Dublin operation with a staff of just 25 back in 2003, currently employs more than 1,350 people at its Blanchardstown site,Last week’s announcement offers further opportunities for permanent positions in customer service, risk operations, financial operations, sales and account management for individuals fluent in English and a second European language.PayPal’s Louise Phelan said she was proud to be able to make the announcement.

“This announcement is a testament to the excellent work and commitment of our current employees,

? she said.

“We have gone from strength to strength since the official opening of our Centre of Excellence here in Blanchardstown two years ago.Ms Phelan also thanked the IDA for their continued support and its CEO, Barry O’Leary, said he was delighted that PayPal was continuing to successfully develop its Irish operation.

“It underlines Ireland’s continuing ability to attract high-calibre foreign direct investment,

? he added.

“PayPal’s decision represents a key endorsement from one of the world’s leading online companies, building on Ireland’s reputation as the internet capital of Europe.

?Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD, believes PayPal will soon employ well over 1,550 people in Dublin.

“If Ireland is to get out of this crisis and get jobs growing again, we must build determinedly on our existing strengths as an economy,

? he said.

“One key aspect of this is our base of world-leading internet companies who have established major operations here.

?Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport and Dublin West TD Leo Varadkar also welcomed the new jobs which he said will further enhance the area’s status for information technology companies.

“The new jobs are particularly welcome in these difficult times, and are just the sort of new positions we need to get the economy back to strong growth,

? he said.

“I’m particularly pleased that Blanchardstown has been able to attract global companies like PayPal and eBay and I hope this move will attract further high-calibre jobs to the area.

?Dublin 15 Labour Party councillor and Deputy Mayor of Fingal Patrick Nulty described last week’s announcement as

“a good news story for Fingal and the Blanchardstown area in particular

?.

“Getting people back to work represents a huge challenge for this country and the fact that PayPal are creating more jobs in Dublin 15 shows that we continue to have a skilled and educated workforce,

? he said.The Dublin Chamber of Commerce said the decision by PayPal to create the jobs confirmed that the capital was still a global leader in attracting international internet service businesses.Over the past number months companies such as LinkedIn, Zynga and 2PaperDolls have joined the growing cluster of Dublin based hi-tech firms with established players including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, AOL and HP.

“We are delighted and encouraged by PayPal’s decision to increase its workforce in the Dublin region,

? said Dublin Chamber CEO, Gina Quin,

“We strive to make Dublin the best place in the world to do business and today’s announcement shows we’re succeeding in getting top global internet companies to choose Dublin.

“Although we are a small city, we have the big players in the internet service industry here and that’s good for all Dublin businesses.”Meanwhile, there was more good news on the local employment front with the announcement that a total of 65 jobs have been created with the opening of two new Nando’s restaurants in Dublin city centre, including one on Northside’s Mary Street.