Ms Deborah Meghan:

A number of different figures have been in the public arena. Some people referred to a 23 yd. or 25 m distance based on the Electricity Supply Act in terms of limits of close proximity to power lines. In other words, from a safety point of view - to prevent electrocution - one must take care if one is building something very close to a line. There has been some confusion about the limit. In EirGrid we try to maintain as big a distance as possible from existing houses when we design new lines.