Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

PR3 covered the 2011 to 2015 period and ESB Networks requested funding for the replacement of cables. The commission allowed for €20.5 million, which included replacement of HV fluid for the cables. The reported spend was €6.2 million. How much did the ESB request? Did it request the €20.5 million that the commission subsequently allowed or did it look for more than that? The fact that slightly less than 30% of what was granted was actually spent, while at the same time we had the problem of cables leaking fluid and oil into the environment, especially in the Dublin area, seems to indicate a mismatch. How much did the ESB look for at that point?