asked the Minister for Transport and Power whether the Government have yet completed their study of the implications of the McKinsey Report on CIE; whether new transport legislation will be introduced; and, if so, when.

Government decisions have not yet been taken on the McKinsey Report.

As I indicated in reply to a similar question by the Deputy on 21st June, 1972, the consultants' recommendations for a new subvention policy for CIE are being examined in the light of the evolving common transport policy of the EEC. This examination is proceeding but I am not yet in a position to indicate when new legislation in relation to CIE will be introduced.