Given that the Irish Government will continue to play its role and the British Government will now take the place of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive in particular, I presume that the bodies will continue with their existing work policies. Will there be a new policy agenda? While we all hope the Assembly and the Executive will shortly resume work, is it the case that the programme planned by the North-South Ministerial Council will continue or will there be new initiatives? The council ultimately derives its authority from the Dáil and the Assembly. What effect will the suspension of the Assembly have on new policy decisions?