Mr. Hassard Stacpoole:

It would depend on the standard to which it was to be restored. The cost to the port is floated to be between €30 million and €45 million. If it is to be used as a passenger capable railway as far as Adare, railway stations would be required. Even though they would be relatively simple stations, on the basis of the unit cost to which Irish Rail works the cost per station would be approximately €4.5 million. The final cost would depend on the number of stations put in. As a freight-only railway, as alluded to by Mr. Ó Raghallaigh, the cost would be approximately €1.5 million per mile multiplied by 26, which would leave little change from €45 million.