Mr. Aidan Gough:

The Bradley-Best study that was commissioned by the Centre for Cross Border Studies identified two key problems to be addressed.

The first, fragmentation in the institutional structure at local and cross-Border level and between local and national policies, has not been addressed. The other key issue was the lack of resources. InterTradeIreland has demonstrated within our legislative and institutional framework that cross-Border co-operation delivers value, particularly for the small indigenous businesses with which we work. We have shown we can deliver more value but we are constrained by the lack of resources.