Ms Fiona Ross:

The key factor in that regard is the outcome of the vote. If the vote is successful - we will know in a couple of weeks whether that will be the case - then we will move into the statutory instrument process in order to put together the funding proposal for the Pensions Authority and work through the paperwork, as it were, on that basis. That is obviously the most positive and immediate outlook. If the ballot is not successful, we will be into a different category of timelines. That will then come back to the board of CIÉ to work through alternative arrangements with the support of the Department and the Minister.