Ms Anne Graham:

Yes, it is always part of our design. The team doing Connecting Ireland is not divorced from the planning that is happening on the train services. However, we have to ensure that a bus service is stand alone. If a train is delayed, a bus will not be held back to meet the train because other customers are relying on the service further down its route. As much as possible, we integrate the timetables, but if one is delayed, unfortunately, the other service cannot really wait. We allow a little flexibility in the timetables to ensure people can get from one to the other. It is part of our integrated design process.