Does the Minister not agree that the failure to find consensus politics in Northern Ireland is more the problem of Northern Ireland than the brutality of the police whose eruption of human feelings is only a symptom of what is happening there, matched only by the para-military violence? Instead of accusing policemen for over-reacting or finding fault with young men whose pastime is to plant bombs, this Government should be spelling out clearly to the British Government that because they have prorogued Stormont, because it is their responsibility to find——

I am listening to a speech.

——political solutions to the——

Question No. 10.

Could I take it that——

Is this a question or a speech?

Would the Minister not agree that the failure to find political agreement in the North is the real problem and that the other things are only symptoms? Finally, let me say——

This is a speech. The Deputy may not make a speech on foreign policy at this stage.

I want to ask the Minister one final question. Does he agree that the person whose name is now being bandied about the House, the Ambassador to Washington, is most able, most knowledgeable and one civil servant who has done more to heal the division in the North of Ireland than any Deputy, particularly Deputy Blaney? He is a man who has gone into the Protestant community of Belfast, a man who has worked along with the Catholic community in Belfast——

The Deputy is well aware that there is no question of making a speech here. He will please resume his seat. I am calling Question No. 9.

Is this one of Deputy Harte's butties?

He is no butty of mine but a man who did a service to that community.

I appreciate the Deputy's words of appreciation in respect of my Ambassador.