Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I have three points to make. I welcome what Deputy Ó Caoláin said on the Paul Quinn murder issue and reiterate that the Garda is receiving good co-operation. However, the assistance of everybody is needed in the gathering of information to help resolve what we all agree was an horrendous murder. It is important for the entire process, and more than anything else for the Quinn family, that this matter is brought to justice as soon as possible. Hopefully, we shall get some intelligence in that regard to help the Garda to proceed towards reaching such a position.

On the second matter to do with the North-South parliamentary forum, we continue to press fully in this regard. Discussions are taking place at different levels since the autumn and this initiative will continue. It would be nice if these matters were resolved in the new year so that they are in place for around the tenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. I should like them to be completed early in 2008. There is no resistance, as such. However, people have been very busy and engaged because of all the new work in the North. It is just a question of trying to the get the remaining issues resolved. Most of the activities since the summer have focused around the Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly and getting the system to work as regards the North-South Ministerial Council. Hopefully, these efforts will move on to encompass the other issues as well.

What was the third matter the Deputy asked me about?

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