Mr. Michael Nolan:

There was. We have a scheme between Monaghan and Emyvale up by the Border, but it stops just short of the Border. There will be a need or requirement for its extension at some stage. When the A5 comes close to being in operation and when we have more work done on the N2, at that point there will be a cross-Border scheme to extend it with Transport Northern Ireland. There are many decisions to be made on exactly where it should go from Ballygawley in the South across the Border to meet with the N2. That is a stand-alone project in its own right.

There was a question from Deputy Catherine Murphy about a set of multipliers. What does it cost us to not look after the network? This is an area in which we have done a lot of research. We have a lot of data on it. It comes down to what is the cost of delaying works and delaying the retention of the network in a steady state of good repair. I will hand over to my colleague, Mr. Pat Maher, who has some data on that.