Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Let us kill the myth about the commitments that were made in respect of retrofit. With all due respect, Bord na Móna has no remit to retrofit. The best of luck to whoever tenders for that. Some jobs in the region may well be garnered out of it but unless the Government or the Department has the capacity to change the remit associated with Bord na Móna, that cannot happen.

In respect of rehabilitation, Mr. Donnellan said that 100 jobs will be retained in Blackwater and other bogs. I repeat; for how long will they be retained? We had the unions before the committee previously talking about contracts for one year for certain members of the existing workforce. If 100 jobs are to be retained, for how long will they be retained or when will they be lost?