Ms Mary Considine:

As the Deputy rightly stated, the line is being opened. The plan is to open it for freight. Once the line is in situ and fully commissioned, we hope that we would be able to develop passenger services at a future date. It is not in the immediate pipeline. As the Deputy knows, in the context of the redevelopment of the platform at Adare, passenger services are going to be running as far as Adare, particularly for the Ryder Cup. The introduction of a temporary platform at Adare is a really positive story for the region. In the longer term, we would always like to be able to develop more passenger services, particularly across the country, because we know these constitute a real enabler of economic development.