The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick has welcomed the €35 million investment by Johnson & Johnson Vision with the creation of 200 new jobs over the next three years.
Mayor Daniel Butler said: “It has been a wonderful few days and weeks for Limerick on the business investment front. Today Johnson & Johnson Vision has joined ADI and Kneat Solutions (last Friday) and Eli Lilly (in January) in announcing a significant investment in its Limerick plant.
“This investment will see intraocular lenses, used to treat cataracts or myopia, manufactured at their campus in Castletroy, further cementing Limerick’s role as one of the company’s largest such facilities in the world.
“Once more this investment by Johnson & Johnson Vision shows that Limerick is an attractive place to invest due in no small part to our partnership eco-system led by IDA Ireland, but also the excellent work-life balance that can be had here.”
Dr Pat Daly, Chief Executive of Limerick City and County Council said "I am delighted and welcome this announcement from Johnson & Johnson to invest a further €35 million in their Limerick Campus and create 200 additional jobs. Since establishing in Limerick, Johnson & Johnson has continuously invested in creating and maintaining a world class manufacturing facility and upskilling its workforce, establishing the company as one of the leading vision care suppliers in the world, and one of the biggest employers in the mid-west. This announcement is a huge endorsement of the talent available in the mid-west to support advanced manufacturing in the life sciences sector and again I congratulate both Johnson & Johnson and the IDA on bringing this investment to Limerick."