Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I seek a response on that. Someone needs to have the final say and the OPW, as the statutory agency, should have the final say. In other words it should be able to trump others. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy chaired a committee that produced a very good report on the Shannon with good recommendations. The problem is that the ESB and everybody else seem to be able to call it, with the OPW left merely as bystanders witnessing this. Deputy Cowen outlined the problems for the farmers.