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

As soon as the report is available on route-specific underground costings, both it and the cost of the overhead transmission will go out to public consultation. People will be able to compare one with the other and we will have the debate, hopefully in a calmer environment, about why it is necessary, howsoever we do it, to ensure that we have a grid in the country that is fit for purpose.