Mr. Peter Smith:

I would like to make a point about the process of this committee. We have been invited here today and we are all very grateful for it, but it is very clear that we are at a very different stage of the process from the group in Monaghan. They have very different issues ahead of them in respect of the planning process, so I feel it is only fair to point out that we should have separate sittings of the committee so that we can really pass on our feelings. The process of democracy is very important and we are very grateful for the opportunity to partake in it, but one of the cost factors and constraints now facing EirGrid is the number of people up and down the line who are saying "No" to this. There needs to be an opportunity for both parties to look at their issues separately.