Ms Claire Coleman:

Senator O'Sullivan asked about scoping. We published the environmental impact statement scoping report alongside the final options appraisal report in November 2016. Prior to that as well we consulted on a draft scoping report with all of the prescribed bodies and we incorporated the feedback we received from that into this scoping report that is now out for public consultation.

We have received some feedback on it to date. Scoping is an iterative process so we will continually change the scope of the environmental studies that need to be undertaken for this project.