The Minister cited the Taoiseach's description of the temporary suspension of the devolved institutions as a setback and not a defeat. His words are correct and that spirit, on which democracy is founded, has permeated all the substructures and aspects of the peace process in the North. If we hold firm to our belief in the process, the transient difficulties which have emerged on this occasion, and on other occasions when they were worked through, can be put into perspective. Yesterday the Minister and his opposite number were ensuring that business will proceed and that, rather than bureaucracy taking over, the will of the people will prevail. For the time being, this is not taking place through the devolved Assembly but by using other methods. We should hold fast to this effort.