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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Before Mr. Nolan comes to deal with this, may I suggest that we suspend the sitting for the vote in the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will resume in public session. Mr. Barry was going to pass over to Mr. Nolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: He has had a chance to reflect on what he really wanted to say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I ask Mr. Barry to clarify what are the plans for the southern side of the N2 with regard to Monaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: That is interesting. I ask Mr. Barry to elaborate. The TEN-T corridor is the Belfast-Dublin-Cork route.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Could a public-private partnership arrangement be included?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I note there is a vote in the Seanad, Senator White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Representatives were invited but they indicated they would not attend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: No, it came from Transport NI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I ask members to brief as there is another delegation due here at 11.30 a.m. That is InterTradeIreland and I am sure this conversation is important to its work as well. I appreciate the patience of the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Does Deputy O'Reilly wish to come in? His colleague from Cavan mentioned every road in Cavan in his absence, so he would just be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Does Deputy O'Reilly have any specific questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Is Senator Moran happy with the Narrow Water Bridge-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will have two final contributions, from Deputies Ellis and McLoughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates. It is important to point out that this occasion was not only about a meeting today. We appreciate that our visitors attended and we acknowledge their input to the conversation. It is also important that we express the viewpoint of the committee on Transport NI, which has nothing to do with the delegates. That message can be conveyed. I ask the members from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I apologise for the delay in starting this part of the meeting. I am sure the members of the InterTradeIreland delegation, and those they represent in the work they are involved in, will have been interested in the subject matter of the first part of the meeting. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the officials who are in attendance at this meeting to discuss the issue of all-island...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Thank you. We will now take questions from three members and then we can have a response on those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the witnesses. I have had positive feedback from businesses that have been in contact with InterTradeIreland, which itself may not always get feedback. The organisation is based only in the Six Counties as a service provider. It does outreach work and comes to different counties and so on. From an organisation point of view - the witness need not answer if he does not wish or if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: It is something for the committee group to consider. I thank the witnesses for their attendance. The committee will be happy to do any work that will add value to the work of InterTradeIreland.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagements with Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, David Ford MLA, in respect of security in Border areas; if he will refer specifically to security concerns in rural areas here that are close to Derry City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/13]