Mr. John Sheridan:

I completely concur with both the members. I have met the representatives of five businesses in south-west Fermanagh: Tracey Concrete; Encirc, formerly Quinn Glass; Corry's, a large hardware distributor; McVitty's, a large haulage group; and Balcas, an Enniskillen timber company. Apart from cattle and sheep that cross for processing, farmers travel from North to South and back all the time. Farmers travel from the North, through the South, back into the North and back into the South. A farmer living in Armagh who wants to visit a mart in the west will travel through Monaghan, into south-west Fermanagh, cross over at Blacklion and go down to Manorhamilton or Dowra. It is ridiculous stuff, but that is what happens, which is good and indicates a thriving economy.

I am a member of the UFU.