In 2001, my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, Vincent Reynolds of the county enterprise board and Patrick Sexton, chairman of Cavan Urban Council as it then was, had a meeting with officials from the Department of Public Enterprise regarding a link from Cavan to Dublin. No funding was allocated at that time, the spatial strategy being given as the excuse. The spatial strategy has been published since this review and I am pleased that Cavan and Monaghan have been identified as hub towns in that strategy. It is worth noting that of the nine towns selected for hub status, Cavan and Monaghan are the only towns without a rail link. My colleague, Senator McHugh, referred to Letterkenny as the only gateway town that does not have a rail link. The citizens of Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal feel very hard done by. They have no rail link and must endure horrific traffic congestion in order to get to Dublin.