With regard to Question No. 14 in my name, on which I did not get the sense of the reply, will the Minister authorise the extension of the CIE electrification scheme? I am aware they did not seek to have it extended to Balbriggan or Greystones. In view of the census figures, to which Deputy Desmond referred, will the Minister now authorise it or does he propose to authorise it? Has he asked the consultative commission to review this? I did not hear the full reply.

The position is, as I have already said in reply to a supplementary by Deputy Desmond, that CIE will now proceed with the electrification of the line from Howth to Bray. The rail services from Balbriggan and Greystones, and also the bus services which are running in those areas, will be integrated in this and I have no doubt will be able to deal with any extra passengers that are likely to need these services.

I take it that, effectively, the Minister is saying no. Concerning Question No. 12, I should like some supplementary information regarding the figures given. Did the Minister say that at maximum 280 people will be employed during the scheme?

That is right.

Would that number include the people involved in the construction of the electric rolling stock?

The figure relates to the employment content during the course of the completion of the project.

Presumably it would include the design, construction and completion of the rolling stock as well as the actual electrification itself.

I do not think so but if the Deputy wishes I shall let him have the information later.

It is a separate question.

It is not meant to be a separate question. It was implicit in the whole employment-creation dimension of this project that the people at the Inchicore works as much as the men on the line would be involved in the job creation that would result from this project. However, I should be glad if the Minister would arrange to let me have the information and also the details of where the rolling stock is to be constructed.

I shall do that.

In relation to Question No. 13, is the Minister aware that the current expenditure by Dublin County Council on the south-Dublin main arterial route is £1 million per mile? Having regard to such enormous expenditure on that dual-carriageway, is it not ludicrous that electrification of the rail system should cease at Bray especially when there will be a massive growth in commuter traffic coming on to that dual carriageway and which will have to use private cars to come from the major growth area of Greystones to Dublin and when CIE are using data that is based on the 1971 census which, consequently, is out of date?

The Deputy is arguing the case.

Perhaps the Minister would consent even to consult with CIE on the matter. I am sure they would give him another answer.

The estimated cost of this job is £46 million. That is a considerable amount but the Government have decided to proceed with this aspect of the project. I am confident that CIE will be able to integrate their services in such a way as to provide for the extra people coming from Greystones.

Whatever that may mean.

The CIE scheduled passenger services within the Greystones area and throughout that whole hinterland to the Dublin-Wicklow border are incapable of operating the kind of feeder service that is required.

There is a similar situation in the case of Swords and Balbriggan.

Are we to have a repeat of the Harcourt Street line situation? It is back to the days of Tod Andrews.

I am calling Question No. 16.