Mr. Fergal O'Brien:

We have not received extensive feedback on this from our members. In the context of the sustainability challenges we face as an economy, we do support the greater use of rail transport where possible but we have not received specific feedback to say we are out of line from a cost base perspective. Our focus centres on investing in the infrastructure, providing good access to our ports and being strategic in how we are planning long term for some of the challenges Brexit is going to throw at us. As a general theme, we have seen substantial under-investment in our transport and physical infrastructure over the past decade. In addition to the road projects, we would like to see rail investment prioritised, particularly for the export sector.