Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

TII is examining rail and road options. There are a variety of options. There is likely to be a further paring down of options within the next quarter. TII will outline some further options and analysis later this year. The project is at a relatively early stage.

On rail investment in Limerick, some of the thinking behind NIFTI comes into this. It outlines where we should optimise the use of existing assets. In my mind, that is where the Limerick metropolitan rail plan comes in. We are in the middle of drafting the Limerick metropolitan area strategy. It is evolving. The benefit of investing in the rail network in Limerick, such as building new stations and upgrading existing stations, is that existing assets are optimised. If we open up a rail freight line to Foynes, it will create an economic rail freight cargo while at the same time allowing us to open it up for commuting and other traffic. What I am aiming for is the likes of Adare having a rail station at the same time as the Ryder Cup.