Construction has started on a new data centre in west Dublin, that will see 400 jobs created during construction.

The centre is expected to be completed later this year.

The new two storey facility is being built alongside Google's existing data centre, which opened in 2012.

While Google has also purchased 31 acres besides its facilities in Profile Park, which the company says will give it flexibility should it have additional data centre requirements in the future.

The company says its data centre that was built in Dublin in 2012 has worked "really well" and created around 30 full-time jobs.

Google adds that the new data centre will rank amongst the most energy efficient in the world, and will use an advanced air-cooling system to keep its computers running smoothly - taking advantage of Ireland’s naturally cool climate.

Ronan Harris, head of Google in Ireland, says Google has "no special deals" with its Irish tax rate.

The former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has criticised the amount of tax that Google does not pay in Britain.

But Mr Harris told Newstalk Lunchtime they play by the same rules as everybody else.