Mr. John Mulligan:

It is important to spell out the difference between Athenry to Claremorris and Claremorris to Collooney. Claremorris to Collooney was built as a light rail. According to the Minister in recent days, it is not even on the cards at the moment. What they are really looking at is Athenry to Claremorris, which is what they should be looking at. It is our view that if a greenway is to happen in the next five to ten years, it should be built alongside the line where there is room to do so. Where there is not room, there is a small cost because the edge of somebody's land needs to be taken as the greenway is not going down through the middle. The way to deal with the rest of it, the bit from Claremorris to Collooney, is through route preservation. Realistically, that is not going to happen today or tomorrow, but it can be preserved by putting the greenway right down the middle of the track bed. I do not think any Deputy in this House should be concerned about a contract in Irish law not standing up. This is the House that makes the law.