Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Quinn spoke about the new mix of 50:50 peat and biomass for the new briquette Bord na Móna is bringing out. Will the briquette be dearer than the current peat briquette? Bord na Móna sells peat currently for €23 a tonne or €25 a tonne, and it makes briquettes from some of its stock, and so it can produce a briquette much more cheaply. How much will profits be reduced by the purchase of biomass material, which will make up 50% of the new briquette?

I also have a question for Mr. Horgan. I asked whether senior management had taken a 30% pay cut. He said that it was outside the matters under discussion. However, Bord na Móna will be an employer up to 2030. We have all met delegations of workers who have come before the Oireachtas and spoken about a reduction of 30%. Is the cut being implemented across the board in the company?

Could Mr. Quinn indicate whether it is true that Bord na Móna does sod peat for percolating areas, be it in Holland, Italy or Germany and how much is the business worth?