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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with representatives of EirGrid on the company's recent decision to deploy a new regional option for the Grid Link project. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Fintan Slye, chief executive officer; Ms Rosemary Steen, director of external affairs; Mr. John Fitzgerald, director of grid development; and Mr. Mark Norton, network planning manager....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Thank you, Mr. Slye. I now invite questions from members, beginning with Deputy Michael Moynihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I think we-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: If we could finalise it, maybe, because there are other members waiting to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Is the Deputy happy with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Does Deputy McEntee wish to put a question following that comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I am anxious not to intrude but I want to keep matters moving as Senator Terry Brennan has to go to the Seanad and other members have issues to raise. I will allow members to come back in if there are questions which are unanswered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: That point has been made already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: The Senator has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I will take a brief supplementary question from Deputy McEntee before reverting for replies and taking the next three members, Senator Byrne, Deputy Fitzmaurice and Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I ask the witness to give as full but as brief an answer as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: The Deputy made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Briefly, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Perhaps Mr. Slye would address Deputy McEntee's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I now will take everybody else together. I will let Deputy Colreavy in with a brief supplementary question, and then Senator Byrne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: If Mr. Slye could bank that question, we will come back to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: Sorry. The committee is here to find out the facts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: The political questions are outside the remit of this committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)
John O'Mahony: I am making a point.