Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna

1:30 pm

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Given the remit of this committee is jobs, we are all happy to hear from the concluding sentence of Mr. Quinn's speech that the intention is to ensure Bord na Móna remains a major employer in the midlands out to 2030. The role of Bord na Móna in terms of employment in the midlands counties for decades has been significant. Regardless of where we come from, we all want to see that continue into the future. We all very much welcome the diversification of Bord na Móna and the forward planning outlined by Mr. Quinn.

In terms of jobs, at a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications attended by Mr. Quinn, he stated Bord na Móna needed to achieve savings of €24 million. Will that target, which is pretty steep, be achieved and, if so, how will that impact on existing staff?

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