Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely, and Mr. McGarry is very welcome. I have met with representatives from the Shannon Foynes area as well because my experience is in rail and rail networks and I have obviously worked with my colleague in Limerick, Deputy Brian Leddin, who was instrumental in that key piece of strategic infrastructure, the extension of the rail line back to Foynes.

I look at this on a more strategic level. If we pull back from that rail line, so to speak, we have potential for an inland port there as well. If we extend that rail line to have that western rail corridor coming down from Ballina right the way across to Rosslare Port, we actually have a railway network. Obviously, Dublin Port is under quite a bit of pressure as well, so there may be an opportunity there to relieve some of that. It is a relatively small country with a relatively small rail network. I do not see competition there; I see things complementing each other. There is the rail connection between the north-west Limerick area to Rosslare and Dublin Port as well. Is anybody looking at that strategic level? Has Mr. McGarry been part of any conversations to look at that?