Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not think that is acceptable, nor do most of the committee members. People in the Minister's party and Fine Gael raised similar issues. Some took a particular view in regard to his NIMBYism about whether a pylon close to a home would impact on him. I will not get into that because it is a sideline issue.

Next week, the committee will vote on a motion I have put before it calling on the Minister not to proceed with the appointment. I call on the Minister not to make a decision or not to confirm the appointment until such time as the committee has had an opportunity to discuss my motion.

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