Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On that last point, I think there was a comment from the British Government this week that it would be in a position to fund some of those cross-Border initiatives, provided that the Executive in the North is up and running. It would have to come from the political parties, but the British Government is not opposed to that, which is a very important point.