Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Is there any concern that, because it will be done as part of a network now rather than an individual 100 m stretch, we could end up with more overhead wiring and cabling systems in places where it is preferable to duct underground in either new or existing ducting? Is there any concern that because of this new way of assessing it, the applicant might just go all overhead as it is easier to do it that way? Has that been looked at or is there any concern there?