Mr. Eddie Burke:

Part of the difficulty is that only areas on the core network can be considered for inclusion in the corridors and realignments. Some of the areas to which reference was made are not on the core network and, therefore, cannot be part of the realignments. The corridors were set based on key urban roads in a territory, which, on the island of Ireland, are those from Belfast to Dublin and Dublin to Cork. There is an offshoot to Shannon Foynes because of the maritime connection. My understanding of what the Parliament has proposed is that the areas referred to by the Deputy are not eligible for inclusion in the core network. We have raised this issue with the Commission.