Mr. Eugene Drennan:

On the statement the Deputy read, one bit is missing. We were led to believe - I think this might be where the misconception arose - that, while Deputy Chambers's view at the time was technically correct, there is always this juxtaposition and crossover between the Westminster Government and the power of the Northern Ireland Assembly on who has what and how it is done. It would be within the power of Northern Ireland to choose whether it collects this tax because the taxation matters of Northern Ireland are for the Northern Ireland Government, including how it collects tax. If it chooses not to collect it, then it does not have it to spend. We brought this up in light of the State of Ireland supporting roads to the tune of €700 million, yet we would then be charged £10 per day to use them. It is within the Northern Ireland Assembly's power to say it does not need to collect the levy because it is an all-Ireland policy or that it does not need to collect if from commercial businesses because of viability and quid pro quo interflow between the two nations. That is within Northern Ireland's remit.