Mr. Colin Hedderly:

It is possibly a bit premature. Obviously we understand there is going to be significant cost. However, it may be premature to have those discussions before we have nailed down the outline design and agreed on some kind of costing. It does need to happen. The scale of funding for that line is something Iarnród Éireann would have to look at.

We would need to make an application for those kinds of funds for that line because it does not warrant that kind of expenditure as it is. That would be the way to proceed.