Mr. Stephen Kent:

I wrote to the Deputy last Friday in this regard. The Deputy should have received that response. A team of people went down to Farranfore the Friday after the Deputy first raised this matter with me. I was sent 100 pictures. There are little issues with accessing the station, turning the bus and funding. These are issues that are going to have to be sorted out. I will also look at alternatives outside the station. There are areas outside the pharmacy there if we were to come back, but we would need to engage with the council in that regard. At the moment, my response to the Deputy is that, yes, we have had a look but there are a few issues that will require a conversation with Irish Rail, with which I said I would try to have a conversation today. Issues regarding funding and the local authority will also need to be addressed if we are going to do it. That is based on what I have seen. It is not as simple as I had hoped for. I also said that I support the Deputy's idea of trying to ensure we integrate the bus with the station. It will not happen at the flick of a switch, however. It will require a bit of collaboration.