Mr. Hugh Creegan:

All the board members have a specific interest in rural transport. There is no specific person who champions that. All of them recognise it. Perhaps the reason one does not see it recorded that often is because in the context of the decisions that are made on rural transport, the strategy is set by the board, but the decisions become executive decisions so they do not require board decisions. Many of the minutes that the Cathaoirleach will have read concern things that require specific board approval, but he can take it as read that rural transport and the rural transport programme are both high priorities for us. This is one of those things where every time we roll out a service, it is welcomed. It is an attractive programme to roll out in many ways. There is never any opposition to it, unlike some other projects deal with. It remains a high-priority programme for us.