Mr. Pat Doherty:

I thank the witnesses for their presentation, on which I have three questions. In respect of the A5, given that the Northern Executive has stated it would ring-fence the money for when the project would be in a position to come online and that the Irish Government has stated it will revisit the question of the funding in 2015, what dialogue has the North West Region Cross Border Group had with both the Executive and the Irish Government about their commitment to the delivery of the A5? As for the Riverine project, that is, the proposed footbridge between Lifford and Strabane, I have been informed by the Special European Union Programmes Body that it could be revisited under the shared spaces heading, although the submissions must be lodged by both Strabane and Donegal councils by the spring of next year. Have the witnesses an update on the status of this proposal? Specifically in respect of the new super councils and the amalgamation of Derry and Strabane councils in particular, what impact will this have on the group's work in the future?