Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

I am glad Deputy Cuffe raised this issue of Fine Gael activities at a local level. While Fine Gael calls for electric grid construction, it has never outlined whether it is for or against putting these electric grid constructions underground. Councillors and some of my friends who are Dáil Deputies would give the impression that at a local level Fine Gael supports putting them underground, yet it has never made that clear and has not done so tonight. It has called for electric grid construction. Does it tell Fine Gael local representatives in County Meath that Fine Gael at a national level supports putting these wires overground?

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