Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Cathaoirleach. I was saying I had a certain amount of sympathy for Senator David Cullinane's proposal to the Leader that we have a debate on the transfer of fiscal powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly. I wonder if this is part of the project. As two thirds of the economy of Northern Ireland relies on the block grant and as two thirds of the working population of Northern Ireland is engaged in the public service and, therefore, reliant on the British Exchequer, one wonders whether the proposal to transfer fiscal authority to the Northern Ireland Assembly might perhaps lead to a collapse of the Northern Ireland economy, which might be part of the Sinn Féin project. It is a rather interesting development. However, I wish to take-----