Mr. Fintan Slye:

I would say in response to the particular point made by Deputy Moynihan that this option was the correct solution in 2008, when the Grid 25 strategy was developed. The Grid Link project was part of that solution. The regional option, and the deployment of series compensation, would not work in the context of the levels of demand on the system and growth that were being seen on the system in 2008. We specifically looked at that. At the time, given the circumstances that existed, such as the economic position and the growth in demand, the Grid Link option, which involved a new transmission circuit, was the appropriate solution. The regional option that is now available to us quite simply would not have worked.