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The Independent Expert Panel (the Panel) welcomes the announcement by EirGrid of an underground route option for the Grid West project

In accordance with its Terms of Reference, the Panel wrote to EirGrid on 7 May 2014 requesting EirGrid to undertake comprehensive, route specific studies/reports of fully undergrounded and overhead options for each of the Grid West and Grid Link projects, including assessments of potential environmental impacts, technical efficacy and cost factors.

The Panel understands that EirGrid will now conduct public consultation on this underground route for Grid West, following which both the underground and overhead route options will be presented to the Panel so that it can review the options side by side, as per the Terms of Reference.