Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I concur with my colleagues on this. There are concerns for the workers' futures and for the future of the industry. If this sale goes ahead, we will have a 100% privatised model of waste collection, which is not what anyone wants to see, particularly in the public arena. It also flies in the face of Government policy of a just transition. This was set up primarily to support the workers in Bord na Móna to transition from brown to green.

I have specific questions regarding the Minister's consent. He has repeatedly emphasised that it was Bord na Móna's view when he was reading out the issues. What is his view on it? What will he be taking into account when he gives his consent to this? It seems to me there is an assumption the Minister will give consent. If the CCPC was formally contacted on the same day as the Minister, it seems to me this is seen as a done deal. This undermines the Minister's position and his ability to row back on this. Perhaps the Minister could give me some information on that.

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