Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The whole area of North-South co-operation is hugely positive. The €39 million that is to be spent in this area will go into An Foras Teanga and Waterways Ireland. Can the Minister give us a breakdown of the sums of money that are involved in the two areas? Can he give us a sense of the active level of co-operation that is happening between the agencies in the North and the South and the all-Ireland bodies that are in play?

Ba mhaith liom focal nó dhó a rá i dtaobh an méid a bhí le rá ag an Aire Stáit, an Teachta McGinley. Tuigim ón Teachta Kitt go bhfuil go leor daoine ar na hoileáin buartha nach bhfuil caiteachas buan - multi-annual funding - i gceist ó thaobh cúrsaí taistil go dtí na hoiléain. An bhfuil sé i gceist ag an Aire Stáit rud éigin a dhéanamh mar gheall ar sin go luath, ionas go mbeidh muintir na n-oileán cinnte faoin gcóras taistil a bheidh ar fáil dóibh?