Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

There is no mention in the Senator's amendment of the North-South power line. The Fine Gael Party gave an unequivocal undertaking not only to place it under ground but also to pay the North East Pylon Pressure Campaign €500,000 in respect of costs incurred.

In regard to the east-west connector, it seems nobody spoke to the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, who promised to reroute it away from his constituency. The motion could not have been written by a Fine Gael person, who would surely have known about the Minister's solemn pledge to the people of north Dublin. We are left to wonder who wrote the motion. Senator Mark Daly suggested it may have been a lobbyist; I hope that is not the case.