Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has set out proposals that are under consideration by him. The proposals have yet to be brought to Government and the Government has yet to make a decision on the matter. When it does, if legislation is required, it will be prepared and brought before the House. The electricity (transmission assets) Bill will allow for the unbundling of the electricity transmission system assets and to establish EirGrid in primary legislation. Consultants were appointed to carry out an independent analysis on the electricity transmission assets and consideration of that is still with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

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