Mr. Tony Keohane:

I have attended one board meeting and I have spent time going around the sites, meeting the teams and briefing myself. A speaker mentioned the challenges around the local authorities and the framework agreement in place. I know there will be challenges as that rolls out and I know consultation needs to improve in terms of any strategic changes that are made by the company as time goes on. I am aware we will have to work with whatever the guidance is from the shareholder, as well as working with the climate change requirements of the State. Ervia obviously has a key role to play in all of that. I will come back to Deputy Ellis with regard to the life-span of the interconnector but I know it is a vital part of the current infrastructure.