Mr. Hugh Creegan:

In regard to the taxi rank on O'Connell Street, known as the Gresham rank, the arrangements for its replacement when Luas cross-city becomes operational in 2017 comprise an open issue. It is not fully resolved yet. Dublin City Council, whose elected members will make the final decision on it, has done a lot of work on exploring all the various options. Some of the options include exactly what the Deputy suggested, a feeder rank on Cathal Brugha Street feeding onto a short rank on O'Connell Street close to the Gresham Hotel. It is still to be determined whether this is the optimal approach. It is certainly one of the ones that looks promising at this point. It will be a decision for the council in due course.