Mr. Michael Nolan:

Where the private sector has given a real indication it will provide services we have withdrawn from our proposals to develop in those areas. This has happened in Cashel and a few other locations that I can list. We have real examples of this. We take cognisance of the private sector delivering standard service areas. I am not just talking about an off-road petrol station with minimum facilities and no parking. It is where the standards are met. We create standards equivalent to European or UK norms and the private sector service area industry in the main is reaching these standards. We are not in the business of directly competing where the private sector will deliver.