Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to pick up on one point. I hope that the committee will have an opportunity in the time ahead and I am sure other contributors will comment on the western rail corridor. There have been significant statements here on the foundation of the two reports, particularly in the context of the opportunity for rail freight.

For the remainder of my time I will focus on the Navan rail line and I have questions on the relationship between the national development plan review and the greater Dublin area transport strategy review. I am confident that we will get the green light for the project as it has political support across the board. I also believe that the economic and environment arguments for it is very strong and the social argument is without comparison. If the project gets a green light in the review how quickly can it start? What is the shortest timeline? How does the greater Dublin area transport strategy relate to the national development plan? How quickly can we get money allocated to the job to get it started?