It says it's a direct result of the impact of covid-19.
230 Bord na Móna staff in the midlands are being temporarily let go.
The semi-state company says it's a direct result of the impact of covid-19, with a steep decline in demand for electricity, reducing revenue from its Edenderry Power Station and casuing a complete cessation in slae of peat to the West Offaly and Lough Ree Power Stations.
It says the AES waste service is also facing an unprecedented fall in commercial revenues, while horticultural revenues have collapsed.
The Department of the Environment says those impacted will receive access to the governments Covid 19 payment, which will be topped up by Bord Na Mona to base wage level.
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