Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

As a small community we must keep pulling together. It is not merely a question of setting objectives and deciding together what must be done. We also need crisis management mechanisms to deal with issues that regularly crop up causing severe problems. There are no disputes over whether people should talk to Government; the access mechanisms are there. At the beginning of most partnership negotiations there is an initial stand-off and apparent doubt about the outcome and that is understandable as part of the pre-mating routine.