David Norris (Independent)

There is a certain level of hypocrisy abroad today. Senator Mary White for example will not advance her avowed aim of helping to consolidate the peace process by describing Northern Ireland as a colony. It would be interesting to see what would happen if interest rates were reduced in the North of Ireland and we lost investment here when international business investment travelled North. There would be about as much rejoicing as there was when the Heathrow run was relocated from Shannon to Belfast. There was not much all-Ireland sentiment on that day.