Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister of State to hear the point that is being relayed to me not just about the linear route but that this has a network implication, which is an important point.

I will put a final question please, Chairman, on the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. We had Second Stage yesterday of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021 when we would have heard from a range of Deputies from right across the political spectrum as to the funding allocation for that board. Did the Minister of State hear what was said yesterday and is there a sense within the Department that there will be a shift in that direction to adequately resource the board to bring it in line in comparison - as the figure was repeated time and again - with rail and aviation investigations? Will there be additional allocations there?