Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I welcome the Taoiseach's recent involvement in the talks in Northern Ireland. It is a very delicate time there and, as my party leader said, there is great concern that young people are getting involved in the dissident organisations. The sooner we can get the policing and justice issues settled, the better. I urge the Taoiseach to continue working on that.

On the issue of the National Asset Management Agency, the Taoiseach might give us some more information on how he intends to involve Northern Ireland in that process because the issue of the Ulster Bank and other institutions like that causes problems. During his discussions with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister did the issue of the Presbyterian Mutual Society arise? It is a fairly small banking structure that is causing significant problems for people in that organisation north and south of the Border.

I understand the Taoiseach made further comment on his commitment, on behalf of our Government, to the Dublin-Derry road. That is an extremely important dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy, but I ask the Taoiseach to keep in mind that that road will come to a dead end at Aughnacloy if something is not done between Aughnacloy and Castleshane. We need to plan for that as well.

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