Professor John FitzGerald:

Investment in the North-South is worthwhile but it is about investing in public transport. I am surprised when I go to Belfast. I use the train because where I happen to be going is on the Bangor to Balmoral axis. I use the train all the time; it is great. I do not meet anybody else who uses the train in Belfast. It is about public transport. The Republic needs to spend a lot more on public transport. The Luas is a great success but the problem is: where do you get the money? On the environment, London should provide more for all of the UK. The Climate Change Committee or equivalent body - I am on the Climate Change Advisory Council - in the UK said that. Long term, some of the environmental stuff should have greater funding in London but in some of the other areas, it involves repurposing the North's own money.