Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are all trying to come up with the correct approach to these matters.

Do the witnesses see a role for themselves in the midlands transition team that is in place? Offaly County Council is the local authority most directly impacted, particularly in respect of its rates base, and it took the initiative in building on from the regional teams. There has been significant collaborative activity with the Laois-Offaly Education and Training Board, for instance, and the programme for workers developed by Athlone Institute of Technology. Is there an opportunity for ICTU or local unions to engage with that group?