Mr. Billy Gilpin:

I have a couple of brief comments in response to Deputy Canney. On the Deputy's comments around capacity and frequency out to the west of Ireland, we are in the process of placing into service 41 additional intercity carriages sponsored by the NTA. They will be deployed largely on intercity routes. We are also looking at service frequency. Hopefully, we will be able to alleviate some of the crowding problems which currently exist.

On the trains in Cavan, the all-Ireland rail review shows a proposal for a railway line running from Portadown via Cavan to Mullingar. The as, when and if are a long way down the tracks - excuse the pun - but that is one of the proposals.