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KERRY County Council has granted planning permission to Astellas Pharma for the new state-of-the-art facility at Kerry Technology Park, Tralee.
The €330 million facility will bring with it highly specialised engineering, science and technology employment to Tralee, Kerry, and the southwest region.
Plans approved are for a three-storey building, and total floor area of 17,000 square metres. The granting of planning permission has been warmly welcomed by Minister for Education, Norma Foley.
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“Astellas is already a significant and important employer in Kerry and this new development will enhance even more the employment potential in the county,” said Minister Foley.
“This is a positive and proactive step forward for development in Kerry. I wish to thank Astellas for its vision, ambition and confidence in Tralee and County Kerry and I look forward to the project developing at pace.”
