Intel is to create 1,600 new jobs with a further €12bn investment into its latest manufacturing plant in Kildare.

The move will bring the tech giant’s employment in Ireland to 6,500 and its total investment here to €30bn, with the firm’s chief global operations officer telling Independent.ie that Intel will be in Ireland for “decades to come”.

ASafe Global has agreed deals to support Five Contractors throughout this project including ASM International, Jones Engineering, Schindler Lifts, Kirby Engineering & Siemens Ireland with Health & Safety Management Services.

“In March last year we confirmed that €5 billion was invested in its construction between 2019 and 2021,” said Intel’s general manager for Ireland, Eamonn Sinnott.

“Today, our CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that a further €12 billion will be invested in Fab 34 between now and the end of 2023. This brings the total investment in Fab 34 to €17 billion and our total investment in Ireland to more than €30 billion.”

The Intel move comes as part of a €33bn investment into European facilities, the biggest chunk of which will be a new €17bn facility in Germany. The new Magdeburg semiconductor plant is the result of a Europe-wide search by Intel for its largest single new investment on the continent. Ireland had hoped to win the project, but Germany won the investment based on its superior infrastructure and market position.