Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As regards undergrounding, when the Deputy is not performing in the Dáil, in his private moments he will admit that we need energy supply for social and economic development. What is involved here is a €500 million investment to ensure that Munster has sufficient energy supply for economic and domestic needs into the future. EirGrid has learned from previous experience. The reason the Deputy knows about this is that EirGrid has been engaged in a public consultation process opening offices along the route to consult with local citizens about how and where is the optimum route.

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