Mr. Frank Allen:

I agree. That is entirely consistent with what I am saying, which is that we need in our regional cities a commuter rail service serving those areas that are now so dependent on cars. In some senses, we are lucky to have in the ownership of CIÉ property that can be used for that.

Regarding areas, including Limerick to Limerick Junction, where there was a double track in the past which was pared back and became single line, similar to Galway-Athenry and so forth, we are giving high priority to see what we can do to double-track it.

The initiative would be of real benefit to Limerick and Limerick Junction, not just in improving the journey time but also in terms of pursuing a freight strategy. If we had an inland port somewhere in the area of Limerick Junction and a double track between Limerick and Limerick Junction, passenger or freight journeys on their own might not be sufficient but the two modes taken together would justify the sort of investment we are talking about.