There is now a recommendation from the Centre for Cross-Border Studies that an all-Ireland expert advisory group should be reconvened to assist in dealing with any future animal health issues affecting the island as a whole. This type of common-sense, constructive proposal is what co-operation is all about. The Centre for Cross-Border Studies noted also that "health threats and problems do not obey political boundaries." Accordingly, it is surely appropriate that there should be maximum co-operation.