Dennis Leonard

That was in 2007.

The population has ballooned.

Kinnagad and Caloocan are two of the fastest growing areas in the country.

Our town went up six times, Caloocan went up three times in that time.

And yes, the population projections were there.

But like I said, when they did their own study so many years later, they insist on doing one like an ellipse from Mullingar up to... We basically have 16,000 people.

that live within six miles of the station, 16,000 people, most of which commute to Dublin.

You're probably aware of the amount of migration to the Midlands over many, many years.

People move down there for work.

No, no.

Well, look, planning 24 years ago would have been nice maybe in 10 years' time.

You know what I mean?

The reports were there.

Like I said, the QS studies were there.

The drawings were there.

They agreed in principle.

The head of Irish Rail, the Sligo Dublin Line, came down to us at the time in Caloocan.

He said, it's not a case of if Caloocan Station will open, but when.

And that was in 2003.

And since then, there's been numerous campaigns, same with the Mullingar to Lone Line.