Mr. Jim Meade:

We have not looked at it recently. We looked at it before, as members are probably aware. Long sections of single track make it very awkward to cross trains. It is all about timing and one would have to go as far as Gort to cross the next train. Because it is a single line, the infrastructure does not suit high frequency. We can look at the changing commuter patterns but if we take out one element then we might be delaying a Dublin train, for example, or taking out another train going in the other direction that may be giving a service all the way into Limerick. It is always a balance between serving one end more than serving the other end. It is certainly something we could look at but I think the solution is to do Oranmore. That is the first big step to proving the need for double-tracking.