Mr. Tom Donnellan:

On the other topics the Deputy brought up, the skills audit is well under way. When the announcement was made on 8 November that the two stations would not proceed, we had all the third parties on site to begin that process. We have now completed a skills audit of approximately 150 people. We have had very good participation from the employees. They have signed up to a number of training programmes we are providing. We are working with the local regional training boards to provide these. That is ongoing and is in a good way.

With regard to the just transition commissioner, we welcome his appointment and will work closely with him. The Deputy suggested all the relevant people should be brought together in one room. We are part of the regional transition forum set up last year when Bord na Móna first announced this restructuring. Everybody is in that room, including the local representatives, Deputies, unions, the education and training boards, ESB representatives, and Bord na Móna representatives. That forum works well and we should build on it.