Mr. Peter O'Shea:

I will not speak on transmission but I will speak generally about infrastructure build, which is difficult in Ireland. We have seen it in numerous cases. I hope the renewable electricity support scheme, RESS, consultation on community engagement will be successful in terms of renewables. If it is, it might help us develop a model in other areas. There are many cases where it is quicker to build a factory than to build the capacity to get there. There is a balance between having capacity leading demand and demand leading capacity. There are cost implications in all of this. The Senator mentioned transmission and undergrounding. EirGrid had an issue to consider, but it is more complex than just the cost. If a line goes underground it may be a DC line rather than an AC line and that would change the characteristics of the system. It is a very complex area.