Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Now that Iarnród Éireann has devegetated the line, how big a job would it be to carry out the surveys that would be required to start designing what would be required if the funding came? In other words, how much funding would it need to do a design of what the line would cost? We have had so many estimates on this one. What we need to see is a professional design done on this line not to put it back the way it was because that was a 19th century rail line but suitable for now. I am talking about it being for freight and for passengers, lengths of platforms and passing loops to allow for increased frequency as well. What kind of money would Iarnród Éireann need to develop this plan and how long would it take to develop it? If it takes two years to develop the plan and if it got the money, then it does not need more money for another two years and it can get on with that bit of it. What kind of timeframe are we talking about?