Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That was very efficient. We will get that paper on Expo. We very much welcome it. People should know we made a pretty big investment in it. It is my genuine gut feeling based on the feedback I get that it is worth it. I am proud of the work that is being done but we will absolutely provide that paper.

On the Attorney General's advice, I want to be fair to the Attorney General on this. It will be as soon as possible. I am not trying to be obstructive. I will get the Cathaoirleach clarity in that regard.

I thank the Cathaoirleach for his comments on the shared island fund. I very much respect all of the work of the Parliamentary Budget Office but the shared island fund is a remarkable development. The Cathaoirleach thinks that too, as does his party leader and our Taoiseach as he is very committed to it. He might be right in that this is a relatively new innovation. There are many lines in the programme for Government but very few have money beside them. Generally, money is allocated in the Estimates but we decided to put a billion beside it. It is quite a rare construct to have a centralised fund that has lots of different Departments feeding into it. I can see the huge benefit of it throughout the island of Ireland. We are very much wedded to it. Of course, as it evolves we should continue to take positive and constructive feedback on it.