Mr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh:

A rail link to Shannon Airport, which is my primary focus, would be absolutely huge. I would suggest that there should be a rail link between Limerick and Shannon Airport but also between Galway's Ceannt Station and Shannon Airport because I see a lot of growth coming from the Galway region. That would bring seamless access. Oranmore is on the outskirts of Galway city. At the moment, people are driving to Oranmore, getting on a spur and within six minutes they are in Galway station. They do not have to try find parking and it is a lot better, environmentally with a lot less congestion and traffic coming into Galway city. Public transport infrastructure coming into Shannon is critically important and would add huge value.

Deputy Wynne suggested that a rail link is ambitious. Yes, it is ambitious but if the Deputy knows me, she will know that is my middle name. I am an ambitious guy and I cannot help it. I do not always succeed but I will give it my best shot. The key stakeholders are the chambers of commerce in Shannon, Limerick and Galway and I am really keen to meet them as soon as possible to get their input into the whole process. They are a vital cog in all of this and I am glad the Deputy raised that.