Ms Patricia King:

I did not meet him on this issue. We had a very strong engagement with the Minister. Subsequent to that, I engaged with the Secretary General and the assistant secretary general of the Department - I understand the Minister ensured that meeting took place - and used the opportunity to insist that Bord na Móna come to the table, participate in the forum and work with us on future plans and current difficulties. I am sharing with the Deputy what happened.

I agree with the Deputy that Mr. Goldrick-Kelly, who authored the Nevin Economic Research Institute paper, has produced a very valuable piece of work on this issue. I will ask Mr. Noone to respond.