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

The terms of reference will be decided by the expert panel under Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness and will derive from the public consultation process just ended. There is no great mystery about it. In respect of the initial report I received from EirGrid regarding its initial consideration of the 35,000 submissions, there is a great deal of repetition and duplication. Undergrounding versus overgrounding, the quality of engagement in the public consultation process, despoliation of the environment, damage to visual amenities, equine health and cost factors are all issues that must be addressed in respect of non-ionising radiation. They are the concerns and they will point to it. The commission has not yet convened. No doubt, Deputy Colreavy will come back to this at future Question Times.

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