Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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I have seen the stage one report. The public cannot understand why a route would not be taken on a public corridor, such as a motorway or a national road. That is not dealt with anywhere in the stage one report. EirGrid goes across country. It dismisses it and moves on. Unless EirGrid practically and specifically carries out a cost-benefit analysis on the options that are available for undergrounding, it will be very difficult to secure public confidence. That is the point.