Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It will not happen within ten years. That decision has been made. The route will be protected, but there is no intention to build it within that period. It is a matter of costs.

I was also in Berlin recently and agree with what the Deputy said, but she will find that that city was originally intended for a greater number of people than 4.5 million. That is one of the reasons she found it like that. We have a situation which is antediluvian and ancient and have to tackle it as best we can. The rail link is one of the ways to do so. It is a first step, but the cost, with the tunnel included, is approximately €4 billion. That is money we simply do not have.