Mr. Brian Breslin:

Additional bodies to the bodies listed have such powers. Bord Gáis had CPO powers for a long time. The 1940 Act gave the Minister the power to compulsorily acquire rights over land, ancillary rights as they are described in the Act. In living memory they have not been used but the powers are in the 1940 Act and we propose to bring controls over that in line with modern best practice.