Barry Cowen
Question:165. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the ESB has adopted non-statutory policies and codes of practice, that is, clause 7 of the Policy Towards Landowners for Overhead Lines and the loss of development rights section of the ESB/IFA Code of Practice which purport to describe the criteria under which the ESB will deal with and/or compensate landowners who wish to erect buildings or structures on their land, when the only statutory powers for prohibiting or restricting the erection of buildings or structures on land crossed by electricity transmission lines and pylons belong to the Minister under section 19 of the Electricity Supply (Amendment)(No. 2) Act 1934; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17818/13]
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