Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

That was an absolutely shocking reply. We are discussing a situation in which the interconnector will be shut down for four to six weeks. It is wrong to claim that this is a question of a few technical matters. We are discussing the fact that a multi-million-euro project has been delayed for six months to date, yet the Minister expects us to believe it is a only a matter of the usual technical issues.

Works on the interconnector are not complete. Compensation and bonuses were supposed to be paid. Can the Minister confirm whether that has happened? Can he answer the question I asked? If EirGrid, for which the Minister is responsible, carried out the construction in the manner for which it sought permission and installed harmonic filters to minimise disruption, why do we have a disruption to telecommunications? Is this the subject of the works that are being carried out?

If the Minister does not know the answer, does he not think he might want to find out given the very valid health concerns raised by residents along the way?

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