It has emerged that a large number of submissions were made relating to the Eirgrid project by yesterday's 5pm deadline.
A spokesman for the company has said that while the exact number of submissions made could not be given, the total ran into thousands.
Meanwhile speaking on Tipperary Mid West Radio this morning An Taisce's Charley Stanley Smith said that if the current government as well as previous administrations had produced a national energy policy which would outline clearly the energy requirements of future generations, then Eirgrid's proposals may not have been so extensive.
The Justice Minister has said that 20,000 people have applied to join the gardaí since the recruitment drive got underway last month.
The closing date for receipt of applications to undertake training at Templemore college is midnight tomorrrow.
Commenting on the significant levels of interest, Minister Shatter said that it is an encouraging result.
Tipperary Minister Tom Hayes has warned people to be aware of a number of possible email scams which are circulating.
In recent months, criminals have set up legitimate looking websites with the intention of accessing people's banking details.
An email, which appears to be from the Revenue Commissioners, is currently doing the rounds and is looking for victims to send personal information via email or pop-ups.
Junior Minister for Agriculture, Tom Hayes TD, is urging people to be vigilant and states that neither Revenue nor any Irish Bank will ever request personal information via email. The TD also asks people to never reply to such emails and to report any suspicious mail to Gardai.