In relation to these projects in the National Development Plan which it would be our hope and intention to pursue, many sources of funding, not simply Structural Funding will be required to enable these projects to get on the road. In relation to the peat-fired power station, I refer the Deputy to the National Development Plan where it is said that, on the basis of its being economically feasible, we will proceed with that project. Part of that feasibility study covers European Union funding towards the capital costs and negotiations are ongoing in relation to that matter. I must await the outcome of those negotiations until then, I am not prepared to say what will happen other than to say that I am generally supportive of the project.
In relation to LRT, the extension of the DART and so on, these are all part of an integrated package resulting from the Dublin Transportation Initiative which examined initial investments over a six-year period and investments beyond that period, seeking to provide an integrated long-term solution to the ever increasing traffic congestion in this city. Some of those projects will attract European Union funding and are being negotiated at present. When those negotiations have been completed and the operational programmes published, we can discuss them in detail. Over the period of the plan there will be investment, and there will be investment beyond the duration of the plan, to complete the Dublin Transporatation Initiative. It is not envisaged that the whole transportation initiative will be completed within the period of the National Development Plan. It comprises a long term solution and entails a very detailed, considered and consultative process on the issues in relation to traffic congestion in this city. Action must be taken in a co-ordinated way, not merely in relation to light rail or the DART but in relation to busways, a whole integrated system. The Structural Funds negotiations will provide us with a major boost for public transport, not alone in this city but also on main line rail, over the ensuing six years against a background, particularly in relation to main line rail, of historic under-investment. It has been my determination throughout these negotiations to ensure that modern public transport modes are safeguarded, that we maximise the allocations so that we can phase in these projects. I cannot be more specific at this stage. Generally that is where we are in relation to those specific projects but there are many more.