Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Has it cleared all the required processes? We can talk to the Department of Transport about this.

The rail review, then, covers all areas. I note that Deputy Conway-Walsh got in the subject of the western rail corridor. Along with all her colleagues from the west, she has made the importance of this project clear to us as well and it is covered by the rail review. The main issue with all of this will be delivery. There must be realism at some stage. I will not repeat what I said earlier, but there is one corridor that could readily be done quickly, potentially. The Minister tells me that many rail projects, because of all the sorts of inquiries and planning processes needed, take much longer than non-public transport. That is the only inhibitor.

Turning to passports, the six months referred to seems a bit long. It is down to 30 weeks now from 35 weeks. The problem is applications have mushroomed. The numbers have gone through the roof. The Passport Office will process approximately 1.7 million passports this year. I think I heard the Minister refer to 1 million-----