Louis O'Hara (Galway East, Sinn Fein)

That leads to my next question. I want to ask about the challenges the NTA has in getting new services up and running. One example from my local area, which Mr. O'Donovan will be well aware of, is the town of Athenry where we lost our private bus operator in September 2024. The NTA determined that a PSO was required there but it has been over a year and we still do not have a service between Athenry and Galway city. What we are being told now is that an existing service, Bus Éireann's 425A from Mountbellew to Galway, will be rerouted through Athenry, rather than having a stand-alone service for Athenry town. Why does it take so long to get a service like this up and running? Will the witnesses talk more generally about the challenges in getting these services running? Does the NTA have the necessary funding in place?