Bertie Ahern
Ceist:241 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications when he expects the upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast railway line to be completed; the plans, if any, there are for improving the time and frequency of this service; the proposed structure for the joint management of this service; the way in which he proposes to ensure that main towns such as Dundalk, County Louth and Newry, County Down along the Dublin-Belfast corridor will derive benefit from the improved service; the further plans, if any, there are to run at least some of the trains into the newly reopened Great Victoria Street Station, in Belfast's city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4903/96]