152 redeployed, in total.
Just 10 Bord na Mona staff in Kildare have been reassigned as part of the Newbridge firm's peatlands restoration project.
That's according to data released by the Dept. of the Environment.
In all, 152 workers at the firm have been redeployed to other roles within the company as restoration on the respective bog on which they worked begins.
Preparatory works in advance of restoration measures are underway at 9 project sites in the Midlands region.
A further 5 raised bog special areas of conservation are to form part of this year’s programme.
Combined, these schemes will support 350 jobs - taking seasonality into account, this equates to 230 full-time equivalent roles.
Of the 350 jobs, approximately 330 will be from the existing workforce.
County Jobs to date
Galway 27
Meath 0
Kildare 10
Westmeath 4
Offaly 87
Roscommon 5
Laois 4
Longford 15
Totals 152
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