Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

We have been examining the issue of an east-west interconnector for a long time, but it has been stuck in the planning process. We are now moving away from that process into the contracting process. I am confident that EirGrid will deliver that interconnector on time, under budget, and in a manner that is of long-term benefit to the State. Many of the complicated issues surrounding it are already being managed. There are difficulties not only on this side, including a foreshore licence and grid connection, but also on the far side in terms of grid connection.

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