35,000 contact Eirgrid over pylon proposals

Eirgrid received 35,000 submissions from the public on the planned €500m pylon corridor from Cork to Kildare.

A report evaluating these submissions is to be drawn up by Eirgrid and presented to Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, who has asked for “an initial list of the main issues raised”. Mr Rabbitte expects that by the end of the month he will be able to make a statement to the Dáil on the report.

The minister met with the board and senior Eirgrid management yesterday, afterwards declaring “the value of the public consultation will be determined by the character of the response to the issues raised”.