Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Yes, the company has been imaginative in diversifying and gradually replacing its core business. The Government is engaging with it in a number of areas. Obviously, the last thing we want to see is a diminution of employment in the company. The opposite is our objective and discussions with it are ongoing. I do not know what we will do with the cut-away bog. We are considering the matter. Much of this Question Time has been devoted to the issue of renewable energy, an area in which one could envisage a significant role for Bord na Móna. That is one possibility and there are others. The objective is to maintain and create employment.

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