An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, will be just around the corner from Komplett Towers today when he heads over to fellow Blanchardstown residents eBay , to announce that the online marketplace is to create 150 new jobs at its European CS Centre of Excellence.  The expansion of jobs is supported by the Irish Government with the aid of IDA Ireland.

Great about the jobs and all An Taoiseach, but this is going to create longer lines for lunchtime sambos for us Komplett workers.

eBay, which already employs over 1,600 people at its Blanchardstown site together with PayPal, its online payment system, has created the new permanent positions in customer service, personal account management and process enhancement.

People can apply for the positions to eBay directly here, and commenting on the announcement, Andrew Pease, site director for eBay Dublin said; “The decision to expand eBay Dublin is a reflection of our confidence in the standard of skilled workforce within the Irish market.

He said “The roles created are in areas that will support the execution of our global and European strategy, which include positions for specialists with strong technical skills in business analytics, knowledge management, project management and account management. We are also keen to recruit multilingual customer service representatives.”

An Taoiseach, already commented on the announcement saying that the new positions “build on the already impressive presence both eBay and their partner operation PayPal have in Blanchardstown”.  He added, “We are delighted that our capital can provide the flexible and skilled workforce necessary to help this brand grow further in the period ahead.”

That’s all well and good Brian but this will only create longer queues for a chicken fillet roll at Texaco come lunchtime. Never sees the bigger picture does he…