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Forecast-purpose estimate, not extracted from source. Ireland's National Policy Statement on Electricity Interconnection (July 2023) commits to "a second connection to France by the middle of the next decade", building on the EirGrid - RTE relationship established for the Celtic Interconnector (575 km, COD targeted 2027). Of the four Irish NPS-listed proposals (Belgium, Netherlands, France 2nd, Spain), France 2nd is the most concrete — the NPS gives a specific timing window and points to an existing operational relationship between the two TSOs. No developer, route, or capacity has been published as of May 2026. 2035 represents the central case of the NPS "middle of next decade" window (2034-2036), with build cycle precedent from Celtic. Treat as forecast input with low confidence; supersede when EirGrid or RTE publish quantified scoping.