Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a semi-State commercial body under his remit (details supplied) is supplying home-heating oil for central heating systems of private homes in competition with the private sector; if this is part of their original mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47803/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Section 17 of the Turf Development Act 1946 mandated Bord na Móna to produce and market turf and turf products and to do all such other things as arise out of, or consequential to this function.

Section 5 of the Turf Development Act 1990, further elaborated on this mandate by providing that the company may engage in all such commercial activities, whether in relation to the production or marketing of turf or otherwise, as in the opinion of Bord na Móna arise out of and can advantageously be conducted in conjunction with any of its functions.

On foot of this mandate Bord na Móna has developed a fuels business, which includes the supply of home heating oil.