Mr. Jim Meade:

We are part of the steering group for the all-Ireland rail review. The scope and terms of reference have not been fully defined and this is still a work in progress with the Department. We will have an input and one of my team will sit on the steering group.

The western rail corridor will have its place as part of the terms of reference and will be looked at again.

The Deputy has written to me on the level crossing at Killnageer. It is a work in progress.

I would have to check its current status. Maybe I could drop the Deputy a note after the meeting to update him on its exact status because it is not fresh in my mind at the moment.

On the peer review, as with any report there were several iterations back and forth in the Department. We had a link person working on it so it was reviewed in house. I am aware there are a few deep data errors in the report that were not picked up in the final draft but I do not think they made any substantive difference to the outcome of the report.