Mr. Mike Devane:

This is not an issue. If one does a rail review or any kind of review of assets and one considers whether there will be a return on a further investment on those assets, one has to start with the perspective one has with respect to its future use. The future use of that rail line is entirely down to the economic guidance that is given by the State and the political system.

We are clearly saying that it needs to be used and that it is essential for the correction of the issues we are dealing with. With all due respect to the Deputy, the question is back to the members and what they want us to do. It is not about rigging or pre-empting any endpoint; it is about setting out a set of scenarios that one can plan with. Those scenarios include the use of that infrastructure and those assets to create the economy that we need in those regions.