In assuming that the Minister will have further discussions with his counterpart in the North, will he request Mr. Butler to use his best influence with public representatives in certain local authorities north of the Border, such as Armagh County Council, to participate in discussions with local authorities south of the Border as part of the ongoing discussions which have been a factor of Border life for the past three yeears?

I share the Deputy's concern that there should be communication and dialogue North and South between the relevant local authorities. It is a point I mentioned and I will follow it up.