Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am asking for an independent international assessment of the options. Grid25 is a big project. Nobody is questioning the need to modernise our capacity in terms of energy. What is at issue is the manner in which this is being done. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, this morning endorsed Fáilte Ireland's concerns.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, was all over the newspapers today saying that he supports Fáilte Ireland's concerns about the damage and the risk, in its words, that cultural heritage amenities will be at and the risks for scenic landscapes throughout the country. There will be mega pylons across the Commeragh Mountains, for example.

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