Mr. Gerry Murphy:

I suppose the primary decision in all this is ultimately for the Government, but if there were one authority that was the primary adviser and recommender, it would be ours. We are supposed to strategise, analyse and assess the relative merits of the infrastructure and recommend the projects we think should progress. In that regard, there is a five-year capital programme to 2016. We know the perimeters of that. That will deliver only the Luas BXD. The key issue after the period of the capital programme - there is work ongoing at present - is where the next tranche of investment should be in the region and in the State. We are advising the Department on that. The way we do that is by carrying out an analysis of the needs, an assessment of the costs and then a cost-benefit analysis.