Ms Deirdre Hanlon:

A large amount of work has been done, which was significant to the context and quality of the case that could be put forward for TEN-T designation of that arc.

That is work done in the development of a national planning framework and the national development plan which has only been completed in recent months. If one goes to the European Union to look for the inclusion of particular corridors or routes as part of a core network across Europe, one has to have as good a case as one possibly can. It bolsters one's position in making the case if one can show a national development plan which gives strength to developing networks across the regions.