Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

Throughout my career, probably the most interesting part has been the site visits, where we learn a huge amount. It also means that when we get back to the boardroom, our decisions are more based in reality than they are when they are just on paper. The Chairman can take it from me that I will be driving and taking public transport in Ireland as part of my role.

As I mentioned, we know there are serious safety concerns on that route. It is in the NDP and the preferred route will hopefully be available in the early part of next year. There is probably a more general principle here. TII is a delivery agency and the decisions about the investment should be for the Department of Transport and for the National Transport Authority. While TII can make proposals as to what could be done, and safety is a particular issue, it has to work closely with those two organisations to make sure the right infrastructure is developed within that funding envelope. Sometimes it is easy for TII to take a bit of grief with regard to roads that have not been changed but, quite often, those decisions are not for TII to take.