Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

I wish to recognise the significant funding that is being announced today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for cross-Border co-operation. Some 37 groups will get approximately €457,000 to work on peace and reconciliation projects. I also note that a member of the Opposition who spoke on national radio last Sunday begrudged the receipt by City of Derry Airport of moneys. The person in question could not understand the value of supporting this infrastructure. I emphasise that the infrastructure in question is of great value to the 48% of the airport's customers who are from County Donegal. It is beneath contempt that an Opposition spokesperson should begrudge those who benefit from all-Ireland co-operation on infrastructural development and peace and reconciliation projects.

I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs to state when people will be able to view on RTE an advertising campaign that is currently being broadcast on UTV. The advertisement in question involves a cartoon in which two children from the Unionist community are playing with red, white and blue drums and batons. When one of the batons goes up on a roof, two children dressed in Celtic jerseys come along. It looks as if there is going to be a fight, but instead the children in Celtic jerseys use their hurleys to bring the baton down from the roof and they all play together. This good advertising campaign will help young people to reach mutual understanding. It would be as valuable for people down here who do not understand, or do not want to understand, the other community on the island of Ireland.