Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That might be something the committee could include as a recommendation in its report. That will be very important going forward.

We have had loads of different meetings on this issue. Professor John FitzGerald and Professor Edgar Morgenroth were before the committee in the past few weeks. Their paper looked at the economy following any border poll in which the people opted for reunification. They said it is likely to be at least two decades before the productivity gap could be substantially narrowed. Does Professor McGuinness know of any modelling evidence which supports that? What is his assessment in that regard? Is it a realistic appraisal?