Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)

That will be part of the budgetary process. The key drivers in passenger numbers are availability, reliability and frequency. Our fares compare favourably with many of our peer countries. People can see the road of travel we are taking with the expansion of free travel for five- to eight-year-olds and companion travel for seniors with free travel and others who have it. We are allowing someone to travel with them at no charge. We have to strike a balance between the income we receive and how that allows us to operate our services and expand them in a growing country. It will be part of the budgetary process so I do not want to give any commitments here in advance of that.