Mr. David Franks:

To give a small example, last year we had a problem with the signalling at Cherryville Junction and we had to divert cash into this. We had the ability to divert cash. At present, we are spending money in Limerick and we have speed restrictions just outside the station there as a consequence of problems with signalling. We know we have looming problems with signalling in Kilkenny and Cork because we have not been able to invest in renewal of this critical equipment. If this were to fall over and we had no money to repair it we would have to seriously think about what we operated.