Mr. John McCarthy:

With this being an innovative conference demonstrating research and how that works, the challenge is putting that into an Irish context and being able to show what we are achieving here in Ireland. In saying that, the most substantial number of research papers submitted for the conference has been from Ireland. For us, it is being able to marry that with the challenges which we face as a country and to learn from the experiences that others have, not just in terms of the research piece, but delivering on transport and implementation. It will present the opportunity to hear and learn from the experiences of others. We are hoping to create forums to allow for that debate and discussion to take place as part of the conference.