Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

How much control of the interconnectors, if any, will the State have? How many interconnectors will ultimately be provided? Are plans by one private enterprise group to build an interconnector at an advanced stage and within a similar completion timescale to that referred to by the Minister? With regard to the Minister's recently launched Green Paper, a reference was made which would appear to confuse whether the Minister's intention is to use publicly built or funded interconnectors or privately built or funded interconnectors. Some interconnectors will begin from the United Kingdom and some will begin here. Which project will begin first?

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