Mr. Liam Woods:

The answer to that is, broadly, "Yes." As the Deputy says, there are already areas of co-operation. Crumlin hospital is doing significant work for people coming from the North of Ireland, and citizens of the Republic can still travel to Northern Ireland under the cross-border directive and the treatment abroad scheme. There is already activity.

The INTERREG programme in Europe supports funding for cross-border initiatives and there is a whole programme of activity in that area administered through an organisation called CAWT, which is an abbreviation. I hope the Deputy does not ask me what the abbreviation is for.