Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is right that it is a matter of how we provide the connection which is in question. This is my third time to discuss the matter in the Chamber with him. All I want to know is whether he accepts the figures that have been put forward by NEPP in respect of how much it would cost to move the project underground, which has been a huge point of debate. Does he accept the figures that have been put forward and that suggest it is viable? Does he also accept that, in the ten years since this project was first proposed, the logistics of providing this are not a threat to security of supply but are very much in line with current practice in continental Europe?

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