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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: As there is a vote in the Seanad, I will let Senator Landy come in next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Obviously all of those issues will be considered after we-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: I cannot speak for the committee because it will be discussed by the committee afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: There is a process involved here. All of the considerations will be taken and will be discussed in private session of the committee next week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: We can go into private session afterwards and do it. We have to respect the procedures. I have tried not in any way to restrict any debate here today, but we must also respect the processes on the role the committee plays.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: As I said, we will discuss these matters afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: It relates to the way the committees have been formed. We do not make any decisions in public session. We invite people in. As Deputy Ellis pointed out, the reason we invited the community groups today is so we could hear from them in advance of 26 November. To fulfil our role, we must consider the presentations being made today in order that they inform us for future meetings with other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Has the Deputy a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: I agree that different groups are at a different stage, but we felt that this was important at this stage of the process. Of course this is a long process. There will be other meetings, but we felt that in advance of meeting representatives from EirGrid, we needed to hear about the stages that the different groups are at in different areas of the country. This will not be concluded at this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: All of those issues must be discussed here at the committee, following the hearings and feedback, and all opinions considered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: It is not in the remit of this committee to stop the project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: We will bring the discussion and debates we have here to the Minister and the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: The committee cannot state here some power we do not have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Of course, and it is a long process. What is happening this morning will feed into the process and allow everybody on the committee to digest what is being said here and reflect that in our deliberations later and in what we put to the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Brannigan for his contribution. The reason the witnesses have been invited to meet us is because we had originally considered inviting EirGrid first, but after a discussion at committee level, we decided it was important to hear the concerns emerging locally. We invited the witnesses to speak to us in order that we could put their questions to EirGrid when its representatives...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Before the Deputy continues, I remind her that I want to allow everybody to contribute and ask her to confine her contribution to questions if she can. I also ask the witnesses to confine their responses to dealing with the questions asked to allow fairness to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Is it the case that EirGrid does not attend large public meetings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: I apologise for interrupting, but someone's mobile phone appears to have been placed near a microphone and is causing interference with the sound and recording equipment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: We are restricted from commenting on future appointees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)
John O'Mahony: Yes.