Mr. Jim Meade:

Absolutely. I will start with where we are with LSMATS. We made a comprehensive submission, as the Deputy rightly said. We put on the table the options that we believe should be considered to enhance public transport, as part of a public transport solution for the greater Limerick area. That submission has been made and we are eagerly awaiting the NTA publishing the consultation process. The timeline is the NTA's, not ours. Once that is published, we will not be found wanting in making our commentary on it. If we believe there are other additions that should be included, we will say so. My colleague, Mr. Muldoon, is with me today. His section looks after that. Together, we have worked closely on making comprehensive submissions on this and, indeed, on other local authority transport plans across the country. We are looking at having a network of new stations and park and ride. We fully understand that this cannot happen in the one year. It will happen over time, once we are building towards an endgame that utilises the infrastructure that is there. We believe it is the correct direction to take.

The Deputy mentioned Ballycar and I am aware of the meeting he had. The chair of the OPW gave an undertaking at that meeting to sit down and discuss the next steps with me, which we have done. We are now setting up a session with the OPW and Clare County Council to understand the next steps. The Deputy will be aware that there is an agreed solution for the location. The next steps are how it is funded and who takes the lead on it. We will agree that at the next meeting. I am happy to report that.

Crusheen has been on the cards for a while, but it is part of the county development plan. We will build it once somebody agrees it and funds it. We are happy to move forward with it. The biggest issue for us is the planning process we have to go through with some of these projects. We have to work to the current planning guidelines and that elongates the timeline. Those are the issues raised by the Deputy. I do not think I have missed anything.