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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2000

Vol. 514 No. 6

Written Answers. - Irish Energy Centre.

Emmet Stagg

Ceist:

138 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the reason for the absence of meaningful engagement or consultation with the existing staff of Forfás in the Irish Energy Centre, or their representatives, in relation to employment and career related matters which are causing con cern to them; and if she will reconcile the declared policy of having a strengthened Irish Energy Centre established on a statutory basis with the actual serious depletion of manpower resources occurring at present. [4976/00]

Discussions are taking place with Irish Energy Centre management on strengthening the role and functions of the centre in accordance with the recommendations of the Green Paper on Sustainable Energy.

However, employment and career matters relating to staff of the Irish Energy Centre are for the time being a matter for Enterprise Ireland, and I have no function in relation to such issues.

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