Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If that does not happen, then what is happening is exactly what it appears to be, namely, an exercise in ensuring that the Government parties get through the local elections on 23 May. When the elections are over, nothing will change in the subsequent period. The Government can take control of this process and ensure that the interconnector project is included in the review rather than passing the buck to former Supreme Court judge, Mrs. Justice McGuinness.

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