Denis Landy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

 I welcome the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Alex White.  I ask him to outline the current status of the review of EirGrid's proposals for the Grid Link and Grid West projects being undertaken by an independent expert panel under the chairmanship of Mrs. Catherine McGuinness.  I submitted my request to raise this issue on the commencement of business last week.  Subsequently, on Friday, EirGrid made a major announcement and published a draft consultation document.  Many people in Tipperary, Waterford and other counties were able to sleep easier once they had digested the contents of the document.