The company announced new plans under the new bog rehabilitation programme yesterday.
A Fianna Fáil TD says Bord na Móna workers need to be very wary of its plans under the new bog rehabilitation programme.
Eugene Murphy says he welcomes the company's efforts to decarbonise, however serious question marks hang over the just transition of workers.-
Yesterday, Bord na Móna announced that 200 of its staff would be re-deployed, as part of a multi-million euro move away from peat harvesting.
Roscommon-Galway deputy Murphy says clarity around the decision is needed:
He's describing the timeframe for the just transition as unrealistic.
Eugene Murphy says he can't understand how it can be done inside a three or four year period, let alone the 12 months being proposed.
Deputy Murphy says those workers should be wary of what's to come:
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