Cllr Tom O’Leary has welcomed some good news for Balbriggan population 25,000 with 8000 in school-100 New Jobs and prospects of enticing a major FDI Foreign Direct Investment Business into Balbriggan from the Pharma and Med Tech sector. Cllr Tom O’Leary said, “ I am happy to have played a key role in facilitating the plans of HPL Hannon Pharma Link to establish a key base for this new high tech best practice Pharma Logistics Company HPL that can deliver “ door to door” anywhere in Europe within 72 Hours and door to door in the UK within 24 Hours. I expect this independent company to “ do a Ryanair “ on pharma distribution across Europe and beyond. I hope that with this key lean Pharma Distribution Co HPL located in Balbriggan along the North/South economic corridor that we can land a large Pharmaceutical Company into Balbriggan like the WUXI Vaccination company in Dundalk that employs 600 in top quality jobs. Cllr Tom O’Leary also continued, “Fingal Co Council along with local Councilors and key stakeholders are working on a plan via an EU Collaboration scheme with 8 EU cities as partners to develop a key landbank in Balbriggan for thousands of new jobs there. The location of HPL Hannon Pharma Link is a key strategic step on that journey to bring local employment opportunities to Balbriggan and Fingal.”
Cllr Tom O’Leary added, “This deal involves a land swap where Fingal Co Council will acquire a key strategic 12 acres at the Blakes Cross Junction R127Lusk Road / R132 Swords Road. I am calling on Fingal Co Council now to fast track the upgrade of this junction and make it safe for everyone. There have been too many accidents at this location.