Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

EirGrid is the statutory agency with responsibility for this project and the grid across the country. It has made a proposal to the board and set out certain options. It has said the option under discussion is the optimal one and has set out the scientific and other evidence that underlies the conclusion it came to. However, it is now up to An Bord Pleanála. It is open to citizens in the course of the planning process to scrutinise and delve into their various issues and concerns, including the question of whether other options were sufficiently or properly examined.

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