Niall Collins

Anybody who travels through West Limerick.

No, because the project, as I've said to you, described it, it's shovel-ready.

You know, it had been through planning.

And that's why the government has made the correct decision in terms of using the budget surpluses and the windfall exchequer receipts that we're receiving from our corporation, the bonus receipts from our corporation taxes,

to put in place the future infrastructure fund, which will allow all of these projects around Ireland, which are ready, which become shovel ready over the next number of years, regardless of what the economic climate is, regardless of what the global geopolitical scenario is, we will have a steady flow of pipeline of funding to meet.

Well, I'd absolutely want to see every infrastructure project and they're all needed.

They're all merited.

The fact that they've gone through planning and design and all of the complexities that are required to bring a modern day infrastructure project to a point where it's shovel ready, they're all required.

They all have a sustainable business case and it's absolutely necessary.

I could point to you the huge work that's going on by a project design team, the NM20, which is designing the new motorway between Limerick and Cork.

That's going on.

That's been replicated right around Ireland where large infrastructure projects are being worked on and designed.

And rightly so, the funding will be available to them.

Well, just two points there.

First of all, Mairead mentioned the electricity grid and Irish water in terms of wastewater treatment.

And we're hugely investing in both resourcing Irish water to roll out many more wastewater treatment plants, which are badly needed around Ireland.

And similarly, we've made it a key plan and priority to invest in our grid because energy sustainability is obviously critical.

And thankfully, our public finances are in good order and we have invested money into the Future Ireland Infrastructure Fund.

In terms of the railway station, it's my own view that that will be the starting point.

It's obviously a temporary plan by Irish Rail to facilitate the Ryder Cup.