Mr. Eamon McNeill:

On behalf of the Irish Central Border Area Network, we very much welcome this invitation to meet again with the joint committee. I am a councillor from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and chair of ICBAN. I will briefly introduce the other members of our deputation, which includes elected members, illustrating our cross-Border, cross-community and cross-party ethos, together with officials from member councils and ICBAN. They are Councillor David Maxwell, our vice-chair, from Monaghan County Council; Councillor Gary Doherty, Donegal County Council; Councillor Paul Robinson, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council; Mr. Brian Johnston, head of tourism at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council; Mr. Shane Campbell, ICBAN CEO; and Mr. Andy Hallewell, ICBAN innovation officer. We very much look forward to this morning's engagement. I will now ask our CEO, Mr. Campbell, to read our submission.