Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a remark to make. I appreciate the approach of Professor FitzGerald and his honesty but I fundamentally disagree with him about EU subvention. The EU subvention I was talking about would relate to those areas in Northern Ireland, particularly west of the River Bann and in small pockets of the more urban areas around Belfast, that have very poor educational outcomes. That is especially true in areas west of the Bann that have very poor infrastructure and have made no financial or infrastructural progress for the past 40 years or more. I believe there is a possibility of EU subvention. I also believe there is a possibility of support and help for those areas from the US, particularly given the Administration there at the moment. I think help during a transition period can be part of a negotiation process and overall settlement.