Dr. Alasdair McDonnell:

Are there further projects from the extreme end of that from Aughnacloy? Approximately 15 or 20 miles need to be developed.

I would also like to hear good news on the road beyond Strabane into Donegal. I will leave it to Mr. Pat Doherty to pursue that, as he is more familiar with it that I am. The bits at each end of what in Northern Ireland is the A5 are equally important as otherwise the A5 becomes less viable. I will be very blunt. I am very keen to ensure no excuses are left open for people not to work on that.

What preparatory work, if any, is taking place around the Narrow Water Bridge? There are concerns in the North that some of the excuses that were used to delay, stall and question might disrupt the connectivity around Omeath and that the bridge might be built but it would be a bridge to nowhere. What plans are in place to create or widen roads? We heard of significant local objections because people felt they would be overrun on narrow roadways.

I am usually upstaged - today is no different - by Deputy Feighan, who basically stole my thunder. I am concerned about the Belfast to Galway route via Enniskillen and Sligo, which is very important for that part of the country. We have got as far as Ballygawley and need to get to Enniskillen on the Northern side - we will get there sooner rather than later. While the route from Enniskillen to Sligo is very scenic, it needs to be taken slowly. While it may not be on the top of it, that route needs to go on the list somewhere. In raising those points, I fully accept there is a financial difficulty and I would be factoring that in. Are we talking about five, ten, 20 or 30 years down the road, or in our lifetime?