Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join with colleagues in welcoming the news that Ireland has been voted the best country in which to do business. I hope that our progress will continue in 2014.

I also welcome the progress made by the Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in opening up the Japanese market to Irish beef. This is important and will create more jobs. I welcome even more positive news in today's newspapers of the €26 million for 51 research and development projects in the forestry and food industries.

I wish to bring to the attention of the National Roads Authority, NRA, a dangerous junction on the N16 between Sligo and Enniskillen at Manorhamilton. There is a serious problem with crossings that we should examine.

I assure my colleague on the opposite side, Senator MacSharry, that everything is being done to ensure that we get 50:50 funding under the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, negotiations.