Mr. Nicholas Tarrant:

On the specific case of the transmission infrastructure, it is not our role in ESB Networks to decide at the outset of a project whether it will be underground or overground. That is the role of EirGrid on the transmission network. Our role, once the project has been decided on, has gone through the consenting process and the landowner agreements have been put in place, is to undertake the detailed design and procurement, build the project and then maintain it over its life. We do not, therefore, have a role in ESB Networks in deciding on the undergrounding or overgrounding of transmission infrastructure.