Ms Mary Considine:

The information I have is that the preferred route, the emerging route, will be going to public consultation as the Deputy said, in the spring of 2026. We are aiming to have lodged the railway order application by the end of 2027. The fiscal works, all subject to planning and funding coming through, will start from 2030 as per the greater Dublin area transport strategy. We will be engaging with Meath County Council to support the envisaged development. That is the current timeline I have been informed of.