andMr. Leyden asked the Minister for Industry and Energy when it is expected to commence work on the briquette factory at Ballyforan, Ballinasloe, County Galway; the number of people who will be employed there and the number of people who will be employed in the total Bord na Móna operation at Derryfadda.
Written Answers. - Ballinasloe Briquette Factory.
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It is expected that the number of persons to be employed in the Bord na Móna briquette factory at Ballyforan, Ballinasloe, County Galway, when in full production will be of the order of 200 and that the total number to be employed on the Derryfadda bog and in the factory will be of the order of 600.
The bog development programme of Bord na Móna is being re-examined by the board in the light of the board's projected capital needs in 1982 and, accordingly, it is not possible to say until this examination is carried out when work on the factory is likely to commence.