Cowen: tap EU fund to help Bord na Móna workers
FF public expenditure spokesman raps Varadkar for state not putting in application before deadline. Peat firm also looking at EU’s Globalisation Fund
Fianna Fáil has criticised the government for failing to tap into an EU assistance fund for Bord na Móna workers.
The semi-state company is shutting down peat harvesting operations by 2025, and 430 of its 2,000 jobs are expected to be lost over the next 12 months.
Fianna Fáil public expenditure spokesman Barry Cowen said the government had missed a trick by not applying for inclusion in the EU’s new transition fund for ...
