Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the work of the North-South unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22594/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The North/South section in my Department is responsible for supporting, monitoring and liaising with Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga — the two North/South Implementation Bodies jointly co-sponsored and co-funded by my Department with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland. The section is also responsible for the management of funding for certain cross-border initiatives under the Peace and INTERREG Programmes.

Other significant priorities for the North/South section are to provide administrative support, together with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, for the work of the North/South Ministerial Council meeting in the Inland Waterways and Language sectoral formats; to advance the programme for the restoration of the south-west section of the Ulster Canal; and to promote the continued development of contacts and close co-operation with relevant public bodies and non-governmental organisations in Northern Ireland.