Grid Development

Laois Kilkenny Community Forum Meeting Minutes from March 2023

Bhí an tionscadal seo ina ábhar do roinnt athbhreithnithe neamhspleácha agus tá aitheantas tugtha ag EirGrid don athbhreithniú is déanaí ar an Idirnascaire Thuaidh-Theas, a d’fhoilsigh an Rialtas. Glacann an t-athbhreithniú seo le torthaí tuarascálacha roimhe seo lena n-áirítear Coimisiún Saineolaithe 2018 a thug le fios gur cheart don Idirnascaire Thuaidh-Theas dul ar aghaidh mar a bhí beartaithe mar líne lasnairde. Toisc go bhfuil cead pleanála iomlán ag an tionscadal in Éirinn agus i dTuaisceart Éireann rachaidh sé ar aghaidh anois go dtí an chéad chéim eile den tionscadal.

This project has been the subject of a number of independent reviews and EirGrid has acknowledged the publication by the Government of the most recent review on the North-South Interconnector. This review accepts the findings of previous reports including the 2018 Expert Commission that indicated that the North-South Interconnector should proceed as planned as an overhead line.

Between September and November 2022, a 12-week consultation period took place as part of Step 4 (Where exactly should we build?) of EirGrids public engagement on the East Meath–North Dublin Grid Upgrade. The consultation focused on four route options and sought local knowledge and feedback relating to how these options might affect local communities and other key stakeholders. Informed by the outputs of this consultation, the route referred to as the “Red Route” was identified as the preferred option i.e. the Emerging Best Performing Option (EBPO).

This update is for you as stakeholders, communities, landowners and members of the public interested in keeping up to date about the Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project. The project is progressing well and we want to keep you informed. We also want tell you about the work of the Community Forum and the 12 local projects awarded funding under the Community Benefit Fund in 2022. We hope that these awardees will provide ideas for the next round of funding.

This consultation findings report summarises feedback, responses and comments received relating to the first non-statutory public consultation on the first phase of the Powering Up Dublin (PUD) Project. The public consultation carried out by the EirGrid Public Engagement Team, ran for eight weeks between Tuesday 28 March and Tuesday 23 May 2023.

In accordance with Article 6(3) of the EU Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and Regulation 42(1) of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 as amended (‘The Regulations’), EirGrid has undertaken Appropriate Assessment (AA) screening to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge and the conservation objectives of relevant European sites, if the Site Investigation Works for CP1000 Lanesboro-Mullingar 110 kV OHL Co Longford and Roscommon (‘the development’) individually or in combination with other plans or projects would be likely to have a significant

Welcome to the first issue of EirGrid’s Celtic Interconnector newsletter. As works progress on this key development to join the electricity grids of Ireland and France, we want to keep you updated.

This route is approximately 38 km long with an estimated off-road section of 11 km.​ The majority of the route follows existing roads. ​