Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is a matter for the ESB, having gone through a public competition, whereby it invited expressions of interest from the industry, to settle on one or more prospective partners. The ESB was required to put it out to the marketplace and whomsoever was free to make application. In that regard in terms of the CWU concern, section 57 of the Act applies.