Mr. Peter Walsh:

It is, yes. On the issue of the public consultation and the process, it is a prescribed process. It requires that all options are considered. That is what the project team is meticulously doing. There is not any assessment put out into the public domain, seeking input from the public, at the time of going through the initial route options. When we talk about non-statutory consultation, as part of the normal process of projects, we conduct two non-statutory consultations.

One is around the route options and then a further one comes later, after the preferred route is selected. There will be further non-statutory consultation. There will also be a statutory consultation process when the project is submitted to An Bord Pleanála. In terms of the analysis of the benefits, costs and so on-----