Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As a final supplementary question, I am quite enthused by the Minister's closing comments on the potential for similar projects in the future. The fact this could come on stream by 2026 and in a total project time of 15 years is remarkable. The real importance of this project is in ensuring we have energy connectivity with the European Union. That is vitally important post Brexit. We do not know what the political winds will be in Great Britain in future. It is vitally important we have that security with our partners in the European Union and we use a successful development of the Celtic interconnector as a blueprint for the future. I hope we can guarantee continuing Government support and appetite for this project and similar.

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