Mr. Mark Durkan:

I do not think there would be outrage or misunderstanding at EU level if we were to talk about these issues in such a context. The Irish Government is already repaying the loan from 2011 in line with its commitment to do so. Perhaps there could be an understanding that some of those moneys, along with matching funding, could be earmarked and streamed to continue to support cross-Border investment in the style we have had from European funding, not just on a North-South basis but possibly to support some east-west work as well.