Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I heard on radio this morning that 17 jobs are to be lost at Bord na Móna fairly soon. I ask the Government not to, in line with its policy, close down these peat-burning stations and peat providers which provided briquettes and turf over the years. I ask the Minister not to focus his attention on the people who cut their own turf. They are worried he will extend the policy to stop them cutting their own turf. They are saying this is being done because the State is getting no tax or VAT out of this type of fuel. Is that why the Government is against people cutting their own turf?

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