Mr. Éanna Ó Conghaile:

The issue of rail was raised. Rail does not come under this Bill because there is no need for it to do so. We actually have arrangements in place. This is one area in which we can work very well with our colleagues in Belfast by way of co-operation between the Commission for Railway Regulation and the regulator in the North, namely the Department for Infrastructure, and between Translink and Irish Rail. Translink is licensed as a railway undertaking in the South under the EU directives. All its drivers will be licensed here by 1 January and they are certified under the safety directive. The Enterprise service is operated as part of a joint venture between Irish Rail and Translink in the North so there will be no change and no impact on Belfast–Dublin services.