Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid

11:30 am

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I have a brief supplementary question. Mr. Slye has said EirGrid has a specific committee or sub-committee of the board that deals with grid infrastructure. Did that committee ever engage with the people affected. Has the committee ever sat down with the representatives of these communities and groups to hear what we have heard over the past month? I am sure the members of the board are honest, decent people who have the best interests of the company at heart but have they have had engagement with people outside of the company, other than consultants, on this?