The road traffic Bill might have to be considered in the context of the Narrow Water Bridge project, which has slipped down the priority list. What are the realistic prospects of getting the project, which is of symbolic importance for North-South relations, back on the agenda?

The project will be the subject of a discussion at the North-South ministerial meeting that will take place in June. Clearly, it did not work on the last occasion. It is a tangible link between North and South. Three projects were not dealt with - the museum for €2 million, the Maze for €20 million and Narrow Water Bridge for €13 million. We need to see in what form we can get this back. It may have to be retendered as a different style of bridge. I would be hopeful, in light of the goodwill that was there in the beginning, that this project can return in the next programme.

Will funding for the Special EU Programmes Body be lost?

That is where it came from. When it was not possible for this to be pursued within the specified timescale, the money had to be either sent back or redirected. That is what is under way at the moment.