Finally, I call Deputy Declan Breathnach who will be very brief.

I will be brief. In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to better connectivity between urban and rural areas. I welcome the utterances of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and those of the Taoiseach in recent days on the upgrading of a high-speed train between Dublin and Belfast. I would like the Taoiseach to confirm that and tell the House what work, plan, costings and capacity are envisaged in that regard.

It was a real pleasure to visit the Deputy's county on Friday and to spend some time in both Dundalk and Drogheda. None of us can doubt the benefits that could accrue from much faster line speeds on the rail line between Dublin and Belfast which of course would also benefit Dundalk, Drogheda and Newry. The question asked by the Deputy represents exactly the kind of work we now need to do to carry out a proper assessment of how feasible it would be to upgrade that line, what it would cost and how long it would take. That is what we now intend to do.