6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if the Irish Government has made a submission in connection with the consultation exercise on the Sizewell B Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) in Suffolk, England; and if so, if the text of the submission is available to the public.
26 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the proposals, if any, there are for the construction of an electricity interconnector between this country and Britain; if such an interconnector would draw power from nuclear power stations in Britain; if it is intended to re-open the electricity interconnector with Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the Government's policy on the provision of an interconnector to connect the Irish electrical national grid with those of the United Kingdom and continental European countries; and if the Government has any objections, in principle, to the importation of electricity generated by nuclear power by way of this interconnector.