Bord na Móna have been in the process of ceasing peat production.
The Irish Freedom Party would lobby to see peat production plants that have been closed in the midlands reopened.
Bord na Móna have began the process of converting to a focus on green energy, including ceasing all peat production, such as at their plant in Edenderry.
Midlands North West Candidate for Europe, Hermann Kelly, says he opposes EU enlargement because of the impact additional farmers on the current budget.
The Irish Freedom Party rep says, he wants to see laws created for the benefit of Ireland and not just Brussles:
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