Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I will try to cover as many points as I can. We will deal later with any outstanding issues.

The parliamentary authority issue was raised by Senator Ryan. The bodies are jointly responsible to their respective Ministers, North and South, and each Minister is responsible to the Oireachtas and the Northern Ireland Assembly respectively. The annual reports of the bodies are laid before the Oireachtas and the Northern Ireland Assembly.