Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We still must provide power for infrastructure in order that we can have jobs in Donegal, west Kerry, Wexford and everywhere else. We cannot have that unless we have basic infrastructure. To do that, there is a process in law and a planning process that must be adhered to and determined independently. This is not a case of a Government diktat. It is a case of talking about what kind of country we want in the next 20 or 50 years. This is an essential part of it.

I take the validity of the issue Deputy Martin is raising. We need to have an open and accountable process in order that the people and the areas throughout the country get the capacity and the opportunity to benefit from economic expansion in the coming 20 years.

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