Dr. Alasdair McDonnell:

I come at this as somebody not living that close to the Border but who uses the A5 quite a bit, particularly the bit from Ballygawley to Omagh. I know this fell down a few years ago because of planning issues. For the sake of the record will the witnesses specify what is holding us back in each section? Is it purely money? Is everything shovel ready? I want to see it done in bits or even bits of bits. We speak about the three main bits, but I would break them up. Before I leave here today, I would like to know what I can do personally to push this, because while issues such as this involve diplomacy, we need a cohesive but fairly aggressive demand. I fully recognise this demand must be more focused on the North than the South. I can talk happy talk and say nice things about the need for the A5 until the cows come home, but what will change this? What will move it? What will make a difference? How can I make a difference?