Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Matthews. The stakes in regard to this are very high for the west and the mid-west. There has been no discussion on the Shannon Foynes Port but Mr. Stacpoole has articulated the rail issue very well. The action plan will, it is hoped, take care of all of this. When it is published in a month or so, we will have a discussion on it. I want to return to a point made earlier. I take Mr. Devane's point that there is an asset there and in regard to the timeframe in terms of looking at it down the road. There are other factors. I spoke about the greenway, but there is also the transfer of power and so forth. The review is being done by the Department of Transport. This committee will make a submission to that review based on our public hearings. There is a particular question I want to get to the nub of. Various reports, including the EY report and others, have stated that financially it cannot be justified. In terms of the Bradley report, why was its analysis different? Was it to do with the terms of reference or the financial analysis?