Mr. Hugh Creegan:

We have a plan published on our website, the Connecting Ireland plan. We are not against making tweaks to it or changing it. Fundamentally, the plan is the one that has been developed to address rural transport needs across Ireland. If there is a particular case where the Senator believes we have got something wrong or something should be changed, it does not require a business case to be developed. What it requires is somebody setting out what the proposal is and what level of support and usage there might be. Of course, there will be plenty of support but it is more a question of the likely usage. We cannot put in a service for just one person who makes just one journey. If we get this kind of information, we can then respond. We will say we have looked at the proposal and believe either that the Connecting Ireland plan is right and should not be amended or that we have identified something we can do and that we will come back to those concerned about it. The caveat is that while we might like to do something, we will not be able to guarantee doing it until we are sure we have the funding available.