Mr. Fintan Slye:

In respect of the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, I have never met either of them in connection with Grid West or Grid Link. Only yesterday we hosted a briefing day in the Oireachtas by means of which we briefed any Members who were interested in a very open way. We make an effort to ensure all Members of both Houses of the Oireachtas are briefed on our plans and developments. I am sure that over the course of that briefings have been provided to a range of Deputies and Senators. Senator Byrne referred to the east-west interconnector and how that went smoothly as a model for what could be done in the North-South context. There was very vocal and organised resistance to the east-west interconnector and the undergrounding, particularly through communities around Rush.