Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks

4:55 pm

Mr. John Mullins:

The specific timeframe is one on which in the coming years we must make a decision. That is my understanding. Certainly, we must have something in place. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy's document referred to the period 2016 to 2020 and the need to have something in place in that period. From looking at the numbers, it appears it will be an end-of-decade solution and that we need to start that work now. However, to be fair, several people must engage on this matter, not only us. It will involve the Commission for Energy Regulation, the Department, this committee and others. Ultimately, because of the scale of the project the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure will take a deep interest in it.

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