Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry - 23 May. I hope the 35,000 submissions have made the Minister realise that he needs to take a second look at this issue. He is organising a report on electromagnetic fields and will engage expert assistance, but who does he have in mind in this regard? When will that process begin and conclude? I hope it will not be a cut and paste version of the European Commission's report that is supposed to be issued today.

Will the Minister clarify, with a brief yes or no answer, the position on the North-South interconnector? The Taoiseach now says it is included, but the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, is unsure. The chairperson of the commission said the expert panel would "Consider what, if anything, we can do." Will the Minister clarify the position for me? Is the North-South interconnector project in or out?

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