Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister is well aware, there is outright opposition in communities in Monaghan, Cavan and Meath to the proposal to put overground the transmission cables for the proposed North-South interconnector. Over the years the Minister has heard me state that if the project is to go ahead those transmission cables should be put underground. The communities affected and the landowners have outlined very clearly their total opposition to the proposal as it stands. The reports undertaken to date have not been as comprehensive as they should be.

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