I call Deputy James Browne.

In page 44 of A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government commits to applying to the European Union for the revision of the TEN-T core railway network. A submission is being prepared for the European Commission for a revision of the TEN-T core network, which would seek to facilitate consideration of transport-related project proposals for funding under the Connecting Europe Facility. The submission, to be made by the Government, will take into account also the implications of Brexit.

Iarnród Éireann has placed the future of the Rosslare Europort railway network south of Gorey in doubt. Surely that railway line should be upgraded in light of the dangers of Brexit. Can the Taoiseach confirm that the Belfast to Dublin and Rosslare Europort line will be part of the application to be upgraded to a TEN-T core railway network in light of the threats from Brexit?

I cannot. That might be an issue the Deputy could raise directly with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport-----

That will do no good.

-----either by way of a parliamentary question or Topical Issue. I can assure the Deputy that there are no plans to close the railway south of Gorey.

Tell that to Iarnród Éireann.

In terms of being upgraded, it is important to bear in mind how the Connecting Europe Facility works. I meet people about the TEN-T and the Connecting Europe Facility and they seem to think it is a big source of European money. It is actually not. If something is included on the TEN-T network, it imposes an obligation on Government to upgrade it and the Union will only provide a very small portion of that cost. There seems to be a sense that this is like the old days when big Structural Funds were available to Ireland from the EU. As that is not the case, anything we include imposes a very significant cost on the Exchequer for which there is a very small contribution from the EU.