Edward Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

On the same theme of the shared island initiative, I want to bring something to the Taoiseach's attention, which I raised in the Dáil in February and am now working with the Minister for tourism on, that is, an American President's trail on the island of Ireland. As the Taoiseach probably knows, 23 of the 47 US Presidents have heritage and ancestors from this island. Approximately half of them have come from Northern Ireland. I came up with this proposal and have had a map made of it. I have already met the Minister for tourism in his office on the whole idea of developing this trail, doing serious research and identifying the locations of these ancestors. There are already some obvious ones we know around the country and in Northern Ireland. There is clearly a tourism angle to it, but in relation to the all-island initiative, it could see North-South co-operation and bring the North and South together because half of the US Presidents came from Northern Ireland. Would the Taoiseach be supportive of this project and initiative?